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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 08:54 PM
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I want to put a switch in my cab so i can manually turn my fans on constant. Anybody have a diagram of how to do this?
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 11:13 PM
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Just put two switches that are T'd off of the two trigger wires. Run the switch to a ground and thats it.
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by brent5631
Just put two switches that are T'd off of the two trigger wires. Run the switch to a ground and thats it.
NEGATIVE . . . as in that's not going to work . . .

if you're wanting high speed at the command of a switch . . .

Get a 12v diode and place it infront of the A/C tap wire. The diode is so that the compressor will not run when you hit the switch.
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 09:24 AM
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If you have the 2 pin type harness this will work,



Up is low, middle is auto, down is high. If you have the single pin and AC harness, then I think if you replace the high in my diagram with the ac it should work, but use a diode like tootall said.
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I do have the single pin harness. Does that mean that the fans wont have both speeds? Is the switch in the diagram a 3 stage switch? I just want a simple on/off switch to turn both fans on high for when its 100+ deg, on a dyno, etc. Mainly so i can get the fans on ahead of time before i put it on a dyno and still have them work.
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 10:45 AM
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Also, should i splice the wires and then put the diode between the splice and the switch? Will I need a diode for both wires? Sorry for all the questions but I know nothing about wiring lol
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that should work

when the switch is in the middle the fans should be on auto, when flipped up 1 fan will come on high (or both on low, not sure), and when flipped down both should come on high and not engage the ac clutch.
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Is this the only option though? I would really rather just have an on/off high.
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by brent5631
Just put two switches that are T'd off of the two trigger wires. Run the switch to a ground and thats it.
This will work exept the low speed/pcm trigger wire needs ground to activate and the high speed/ac trigger wire needs 12v. I got 12v from a constant sourch so I could cycle the fans and cool the truck when the truck is off.
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 04:43 PM
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I was wrong with the single pin style harness the diode is needed.
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