Removing and installing ballast resistor for fan motor

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The ballast resistor is available as a spare part and can be replaced by crimping it onto the old wires.

Disconnect the battery and cover the terminal or battery.
Unclip ballast resistor from the holder from below.

Fig 1: Uncliping Ballast Resistor From The Holder
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Cut off wires approx. 30 mm behind the old ballast resistor.
Slide heat-shrink tubing over the wires to the plug connection (2x) and to the fan motor (1 x).
Shorten wires of the new ballast resistor to approx. 30 mm and strip approx. 5 mm of insulation off all wire ends.
Using a commercially available crimping tool, join the wires with crimp connectors.
After crimping, solder the crimp connectors. Slide heat-shrink tubing over the crimp connectors and then shrink the tubing with a hot-air gun.
Carefully route the wires and, if necessary, fix in place with plastic tape.