General-Lee
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If I park outside our farm office for lunch on a hot sunny day and jump back in GreenStar screen doesn’t like it and starts doing funny things like freezing.A lot of control boxes and screens get pretty toasty
If I park outside our farm office for lunch on a hot sunny day and jump back in GreenStar screen doesn’t like it and starts doing funny things like freezing.A lot of control boxes and screens get pretty toasty
Yeh not surprising. Leave your phone on the dash in the sun, no air con, and see how hot it gets after 10 minutes.If I park outside our farm office for lunch on a hot sunny day and jump back in GreenStar screen doesn’t like it and starts doing funny things like freezing.
Especially chargingYeh not surprising. Leave your phone on the dash in the sun, no air con, and see how hot it gets after 10 minutes.
No,just fan
NoCould be way off the mark, but would the fan connection be anything to do with the oil cooler fan rather than a control box fan?
If it was, it would have to be via a relay to handle the power of the oil cooler fan and the wiring and socket would be of the same size as the blue/yellow/brown/white solenoid wiring as in the photo.Could be way off the mark, but would the fan connection be anything to do with the oil cooler fan rather than a control box fan?
Theres a 30amp wire into a D plug in the cab then on to the temp sensor then the fanIf it was, it would have to be via a relay to handle the power of the oil cooler fan and the wiring and socket would be of the same size as the blue/yellow/brown/white solenoid wiring as in the photo.
Yeh I was on about if, theoretically, you had the oil cooler fan switched from that board, then to handle the current draw for the fan, there would need to be either a plug in or solid state relay on the board.Theres a 30amp wire into a D plug in the cab then on to the temp sensor then the fan
Theres a 30amp wire into a D plug in the cab then on to the temp sensor then the fan
Ours is wired direct to battery.Does that plug get really hot on yours?
NoDoes that plug get really hot on yours?
No,just fan
never had much joy contacting mcconnelWe don't like plugging stuff into boards (expensive boards) when you don't have any guidance as to what the board can actually drive, current wise.
Maybe get in touch with McConnell for a fan or at least the details of the fan they plug into the board, then your not working blind.
Worst case:
Th board cant drive the fan for long periods and decides to melt a track, fine if its only going to the fan output.
But if its driving something else on the board, you might be vexed when it stops working.
With the standalone fan and speed controller, you really cant go wrong.
ive emailed the service department again but not holding out much hopeWe don't like plugging stuff into boards (expensive boards) when you don't have any guidance as to what the board can actually drive, current wise.
Maybe get in touch with McConnell for a fan or at least the details of the fan they plug into the board, then your not working blind.
Worst case:
Th board cant drive the fan for long periods and decides to melt a track, fine if its only going to the fan output.
But if its driving something else on the board, you might be vexed when it stops working.
With the standalone fan and speed controller, you really cant go wrong.
talking of this how good is your Pi and size calculator??Swiss cheese effect is what you’re after
Area = pi x (radius) squaredtalking of this how good is your Pi and size calculator??
38mm diameter fan by my reckoning needs 14x 10mm holes to allow the air out??
you got same workings as meArea = pi x (radius) squared
38mm diam. fan, cross section = 1134 mm2
10mm hole, cross section = 78 mm2
Therefore you need at least 1134 / 78 = 14.5 holes or 15 if you’ve got enough cheese to work with.