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Old 04-24-2014, 12:45 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I'm not sure your fan is actually is turning on. If you get a breeze through the engine bay, it will spin the fan and that permanent magnet motor will become a generator and light up your LED (its has happened to me). If you let it sit and idle until the fan is supposed to come on, it should turn on a good amount brighter than when you're driving.
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