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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: MaxRevs on 25 August 2016, 20:57:19
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Hi guys, I have an '02 CDX Estate 2.6 – I was looking on eBay for a s/h replacement blower fan resistor ("hedgehog") and found a number of vendors selling brand new ones for around £20. Example here: http://preview.tinyurl.com/z4ynvvv
Has anyone had any experience of using these cheap ones or would it be better to get a known-working used one?
Thanks,
Chris
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I've always bought known good 2nd hand ones from breakers here.
No experience of the el-cheapos
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Genuine new around £200 if my memory serves.
Pattern new - never heard of such a thing, so unknown.
From a breaker on here, should be ok, but no way of telling how long it might last - with the best will in the world.
You pays your money............ ;)
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The ones you have said about at £20 do have a two year warranty.....or on flea bay,,,,,omegas52,,,nigel in nottingham has a few used genuine ones at around £25 posted....so as already said you pays your money and..........in the end its up to what you decide to do,, :y
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Hi guys, I have an '02 CDX Estate 2.6 – I was looking on eBay for a s/h replacement blower fan resistor ("hedgehog") and found a number of vendors selling brand new ones for around £20. Example here: http://preview.tinyurl.com/z4ynvvv
Has anyone had any experience of using these cheap ones or would it be better to get a known-working used one?
Thanks,
Chris
Is it cheap ones that keep setting fire to Zafira's?
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Hi guys, I have an '02 CDX Estate 2.6 – I was looking on eBay for a s/h replacement blower fan resistor ("hedgehog") and found a number of vendors selling brand new ones for around £20. Example here: http://preview.tinyurl.com/z4ynvvv
Has anyone had any experience of using these cheap ones or would it be better to get a known-working used one?
Thanks,
Chris
Is it cheap ones that keep setting fire to Zafiras?
Yes.
Cheap Vauxhall ones.
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Replaced mine about 8 months ago along with the entire fan unit as sounded like a fag card in a bike wheel.
Eventually the whole lot packed up so bought S/H fan and hedgehog from Nigelof the bay.
Been working ever since...think they are damaged by water leaking from scuttle /drain so expect it to have evidence of corrosion.
Quite a challenging position required for replacing it though...entire glove box requires removal,and ensure you have disconnected battery first :y
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entire glove box requires removal,and ensure you have disconnected battery first :y
Why dat den?
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entire glove box requires removal,and ensure you have disconnected battery first :y
Why dat den?
'cause if you're not used to removing the glovebox, you might want to ensure the passenger airbag is fully disabled... just in case.
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I'll test the one on the breaker I've just obtained, if it's ok it'll go in the parts for sale section
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entire glove box requires removal,and ensure you have disconnected battery first :y
Why dat den?
'cause if you're not used to removing the glovebox, you might want to ensure the passenger airbag is fully disabled... just in case.
Ah, for airbag, as you have to undo 3 mountings?
It won't go off, assuming nobody drives into it :)
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1 bolt ...then your safe ...hardly not worth the effort imho
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. . . Quite a challenging position required for replacing it though...
Phew, you're not kidding! Upside-down in a footwell with restricted access and visibility is not my idea of fun.
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I'll test the one on the breaker I've just obtained, if it's ok it'll go in the parts for sale section
How do you tell if a unit is fully functional – is there a way of measuring its continuity/resistance with a multimeter?
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I'll test the one on the breaker I've just obtained, if it's ok it'll go in the parts for sale section
How do you tell if a unit is fully functional – is there a way of measuring its continuity/resistance with a multimeter?
Yes
Using the continuity setting you should get a beep if you touch any two of the four terminals with the probes. If any terminal doesn't seem to do anything then it is nfg.
[assuming that the hedgehog is a simple switched series resistor not an electronic speed controller]
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I'll test the one on the breaker I've just obtained, if it's ok it'll go in the parts for sale section
How do you tell if a unit is fully functional – is there a way of measuring its continuity/resistance with a multimeter?
Yes
Using the continuity setting you should get a beep if you touch any two of the four terminals with the probes. If any terminal doesn't seem to do anything then it is nfg.
[assuming that the hedgehog is a simple switched series resistor not an electronic speed controller]
OPs car is a FL, thus it'll be an ESC....
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Thanks for the input, chaps. I got a used one from Nigel, fitted it today and everything works as it should again. :y
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Thanks for the input, chaps. I got a used one from Nigel, fitted it today and everything works as it should again. :y
Perfect :y