[DeTomaso] DOA Aerostar windoe motor

[Dave Londry]

I took a look on some of the other guys' forums and found a reference to 
short-circuit protection.
That would agree with the dirty-old-fuse answer.
dave


On 15/06/2012 12:18 PM, doug351c wrote:
> soBill
>
> My bet is that it's a thermal-only fuse.  This would protect against a
> constant-on condition in case the motor gets too hot with less than 20A
> going through it.
>
> Doug
>    -----Original Message-----
>    From: SOBill at aol.com [mailto:SOBill at aol.com]
>    Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 12:52 PM
>    To: doug351c at gmail.com
>    Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] DOA Aerostar windoe motor
>
>
>    Doug,
>
>    attached is the pdf diagram from Garth's archive.
>
>    I would guess the internal link is a fuse in case the window jams or
> someone holds the switch down too long.
>
>    I would just wire around it and press on.
>
>    Have fun today,
>
>    sobill at aol.com
>
>    In a message dated 6/13/2012 9:05:38 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> doug351c at gmail.com writes:
>      Guys,
>
>      I took delivery of a 4-bolt NOS Aerostar window motor from eBay but it
> is
>      DOA.  I took it apart and the armature and brush assembly test out fine.
>      But there's a 2-terminal device in series with one of the brushes that's
>      electrically open, keeping it from working.  Does anyone know more about
>      this device?  Is it for thermal or overcurrent protection?
>
>      Doug Braun
>      blue 73L #5505
>
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