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Re: EUREKA !!!!! Problem solved and How. (archive)
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Posted by Charles V. Stancampiano on September 02, 2001 at 22:01:22:

In Reply to: EUREKA !!!!! Problem solved and How. posted by Russ on September 02, 2001 at 21:22:46:

Good news! Seems the problem was not as "high tech" as we thought. The 2N3055 will probably work fine. I figured there was the equivalent of 60 Amps of drive capability in the motor control circuits; there is no way the blower motor can use that much current! So it is way overdesigned, but manages to break anyway. Hmmm.
Not using a socket is typical practice for something machine soldered and not designed to be repaired many times. Also sockets can be a reliability problem (bad contacts) in the ugly environment auto electronics has to live in.
Aside from your labor, it costs a few dollars to fix these things instead of a few hundred!

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