Heater fan switch compatability Vortex to Brumby

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Heater fan switch compatability Vortex to Brumby

Post by steptoe » Sun May 12, 2013 8:07 am

Just thinking out loud - always thought if the Brumby heater/blower fan switch could be relocated to the console the remaining hole could be good for a 2" gauge of some sort. As I am bending over, spy the slider switch from my Vortex wreck in the console !!
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Anyone already tried?

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Post by RSR 555 » Sun May 12, 2013 8:15 am

That's really thinking outside the box !!

Sounds like too much work for just a gauge
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Post by steptoe » Sun May 12, 2013 8:30 am

Hardly ever in that box :D

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Post by RSR 555 » Mon May 13, 2013 11:27 pm

steptoe wrote:Hardly ever in that box :D
Really.. never noticed :rolleyes:
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Post by El_Freddo » Tue May 14, 2013 10:56 pm

RSR 555 wrote:Sounds like too much work for just a gauge
This is Jonno we're talking about though!

I'm keen to see some pics of how this is done/the process you tried ;)

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Post by steptoe » Wed May 15, 2013 8:00 am

I'd wanna steer clear of Clive Palmers new idea - it's a bit like an iceberg, neat and tidy up top , but on the underside, it is a huge structure with framework to support the lever action for hot/cold choices cable .....

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Post by Bantum » Wed May 15, 2013 12:55 pm

Have you got a pic of said items ? as I've seen a relocated brumby panel, but not sure of vortex one ...

See here : brumby + consol

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Post by Gannon » Wed May 15, 2013 3:17 pm

Maybe remove the speed control knob and the resistors and replace it with this simple volume style knob controller for infinate speed control, then stick said gauge in the existing fan speed hole

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Post by steptoe » Wed May 15, 2013 4:11 pm

Hey Gannon, is that you outside said box ? Nice idea. Working on pics of Vortex slider control

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