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Old 01-30-2014, 01:42 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Dad's Jetta - '05 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5l package one
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Originally Posted by ssnsvibe09 View Post
I think mine draws up to 30 to 40 amps easily a couple of horse power.
I remember when my one ford was burning up the oem fans, the inrush current to overcome a "stalled" armature was 75amps, once running it would draw 35 amps at the low speed, and 45 amps at the high speed.
The aftermarket fan I finally replaced it with moved as much air as the stock fan did on its high speed, but drew only 30 amps when running.
In this case, the OEM fan was not the best designed part for the job.

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