dolau
Junior Member
OK- so I am not going to pay £300 for a new radiator fan and second hand ones are rare as hens teeth so ..... looking on Ebay there are various 'universal' radiator fans for £10-15- so I though might as well try one- what have I got to lose- if it doesnt work I can use it to cool me in the shed in summer
So- I need to measure the diameter of the fan and I will do that tomorrow but just wanted to check my schoolboy physics on the wattage of the fan
The Yamaha manual says a 20 amp fuse protects the fan and the system is 12 volts do to me that is 240 watts= 20ampsx 12 volts
Seems most of them have a <100watts motor I should be well in with the bike power system and maybe fuse it down to the correct wattage for whichever one I fit.
Thing is- will the inbuilt thermostat and ECU work with a fan that isnt the OEM fan or should I wire in a switch or a strap on (ooooh Betty - sorry thats an English joke from my generation) thermostat
Anyone else tried this money saving idea?
So- I need to measure the diameter of the fan and I will do that tomorrow but just wanted to check my schoolboy physics on the wattage of the fan
The Yamaha manual says a 20 amp fuse protects the fan and the system is 12 volts do to me that is 240 watts= 20ampsx 12 volts
Seems most of them have a <100watts motor I should be well in with the bike power system and maybe fuse it down to the correct wattage for whichever one I fit.
Thing is- will the inbuilt thermostat and ECU work with a fan that isnt the OEM fan or should I wire in a switch or a strap on (ooooh Betty - sorry thats an English joke from my generation) thermostat
Anyone else tried this money saving idea?