Taurus fan mystery part

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ForceFed70

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Pic of Taurus fan mystery part

OK, so what does this part do? It was wired inline with the harness going to the taurus fan that I yanked from the junkyard.

It's clearly marked 30A and unplugs like a fuse. But it's a weird place for a fuse, maybe a self resetting breaker? Could this someway help with keeping the fan relays from burning up?

 

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Here's another pic.

It has what look to be large capacitors(where the wires connect) or something? Perhaps to help with relay contact arcing?

 

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Looks like a self resetting circuit breaker to me.

 

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defintely a breaker and i've never seen an automotive breaker that wasn't self resetting.

 

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bnickel said:

defintely a breaker and i've never seen an automotive breaker that wasn't self resetting.

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They do make them, mainly aftermarket use.

 

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I agree, it does look like a circuit breaker.

But then what's the point of the large cylinder shaped thingys then? Definately something going on there... the removable "breaker" isn't much larger than a regular automotive fuse. The housing seems much too large to only act as a holder. At least 3x larger than necessary.

 

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Weather resistant boots.

 

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Weather resistant boots.

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what he said