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Old July 25th 05, 07:42 PM
Dave Plowman (News)
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In article >,
Malt_Hound > wrote:
> >>Most cars' blower motor controls are set to run the fan at low speed
> >>all the time while the AC compressor is engaged. It's done to keep
> >>air flowing through the evaporator matrix to prevent ice from building
> >>up on it.

> >
> >
> > Eh? It gets hot, not cold. ;-)
> >


> Nope. Evaporator gets cold...


Which heat exchanger are we talking about? The aux fan runs continually to
keep the condenser cool. The interior fan may be switched off, as
there's a probe in that heat exchanger to prevent iceing.

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