Heater fan control

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Heater fan control

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This one is driving me up the wall now.....I have the fan working but very bizarrely. I bought a new resistor unit from Garage 80 and bingo I now have a fan, but the controls are not right. Using a clock face my understanding is the control knob should work with no fan at 1 o'clock, moving round clockwise to maximum at 11 o'clock or thereabouts. My fan is at no fan at 1 o'clock turning through clockwise to about 7 o'clock where it is at about half power.......it won't turn clockwise any further........to get maximum I have to go anti-clockwise from 1 o'clock to 11 o'clock? Does anyone know what the heck is going on?!
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Re: Heater fan control

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I should add that the Bowden cable isn't currently attached
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Re: Heater fan control

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It might be worth having a look with the knob pulled off at the keyed rotating sleeve the knob actually turns. This might be in the wrong position.
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Re: Heater fan control

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Jaba wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2019 11:35 pm It might be worth having a look with the knob pulled off at the keyed rotating sleeve the knob actually turns. This might be in the wrong position.
Thanks for replying but I have checked the knob and it is working as it should.....I even swapped it for one of the others.....it's most bizarre - it turns and works perfectly, I just cannot fathom why it works like it does unless there is something amiss with the wiring in the system.
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