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They are just big thick washers behind the brackets:-

https://1drv.ms/u/s!Amqy9Ts__7jzkDrheGq … i?e=6aWSip

I think the resistors were coming from Poland and they seemed to be selling them and getting good feedback.  But they are about £30 I think anyway. 

When mine went I went for the full unit.  Motor contacts and bearings do inevitably wear and it could be that the extra friction would not be good for the resistor.

The blower I got from ebay was indistinguishable from the original.  Still no problem after over 3 years.  Obviously I can't vouch for them all.

I did spend a winter, including the beast, on the road without it.  Trying not to breath and pushing road speed to get some warm air flow through vents was not nice.

Sounds like John's suggestion of a PWM controler would be good providing your issue is with the slider control not the resistor.

What happened with yours?  Is it totaly packed up?

Mine was intermittent on different speeds till it stoped altogether.  I was going to replace the resistor but ended up replacing whole blower unit with new resister included.  Found a nos one on ebay for a little more than the price of a resister on it's own.  I see some on there now between £30 - £40

Scuse my ignorance but does a PWM controler bypass or remove the requirement for a regulator?

Also, I noticed while reading the article linked below ...  that a resistor is used with 4 or 5 fixed speed blowers.  I was under the impression that ours was continuous incremental speed change from the slider control.

https://www.samarins.com/glossary/blowe … istor.html

It goes on to say "Cars with an automatic climate control system and vehicles where the blower speed can be adjusted gradually are equipped with an electronic blower motor control module".  Presumably in place of the stepped control of a resistor?

Does ours contradict this or is ours perhaps a stepped speed control disguised by the apparently incremental slide control?

And as PWM's are cheap, and resistors expensive, why don't they use PWM's

Another year then.  Just got mine done. 

Almost same advisories - brake sensor + body rot rear corner.

I think that when I do an oil change!

Another years grace from the MOT gods today so I am now definately going to make it.

Hope to see some of you up there.  Right in the middle of Ricco country. 

Tickets now on sale for main venues and for camping only.   

Apart from the ticketed main venues there is lots of varied free music in numerous pubs, cafes, barns, etc around the village.   

Low key, quiet, family friendly event but still plenty going on.

Moniaive is situated in Dumfries & Galloway in South-West Scotland. It is on the A702 about 8 miles from Thornhill and 17 miles from Dumfries (via the B729).

4 nights camping £15 per person - Single night £5

Camping:

Camping Only tickets are available for single or multiple nights
A Camping Only or Weekend With Camping ticket requires to be purchased for every person who will be camping
The campsite will be open from noon on Thursday 22 September until noon on Monday 26 September

https://www.moniaivebluegrass.co.uk/tickets

Good to hear it.

I was begining to wonder.

Been a bit out of touch myself.  Between escaping heat and hoards of vans and campers at any good spot next to water, I have been mostly in the forests.

Bitten to death by insects and deafened by intense silence.

From solitude and peace to next weeks MOT though so panic now replacing contentment.

I think I may have seen it in Selkirk  (there can't be that many around in the borders?).  Parked in a narrow back street and the passenger couldn't get out as the door couldn't be opened!  Had to reverse into the middle of the road to let them out.

I am begining to think a flux capacitor may be far too retro and simple for JohnD.  More likely to go for an inter-dimensional vortex portal generator and run if from a fag lighter socket. 

Looking forward to the flux capacitor instalation.

Not a bar but a coffee shop.  No access for customers to the canp site or lochside afaik so shouldn't affect too much.  Making a bit of a borders poets theme.  Aiming at quality burgers, sandwiches, coffee, cakes, etc.  Best feature is the American style coffee machine,  Took 4 of us to lift in and we struggled.

Deep red and chrome, looks like a 50's Cadilac.  A strange mix of Victorian Scottish poetry and 1950's americana, but Alistair always goes his own way.

Mind you, I have been down in Yorkshire for a few weeks so everything may have changed when I get back.