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Re: Fans from the PCM?

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Originally Posted by rtfgnow View Post
Check rule R42. Custom circuits may be controlled by the PCM.
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Originally Posted by Christopher149 View Post
However, the PCM is allowed to power Custom Circuits, so I should think a fan can be legally powered from there. (insert usual caveat that CD isn't definitive)
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Originally Posted by Aren Siekmeier View Post
A CUSTOM CIRCUIT is defined as anything but a list of standard components. This list excludes fans, which makes them a CUSTOM CIRCUIT.
Fans aren't CUSTOM CIRCUITS per R30. (Fans are listed in R18, since they have integrated motors.)

The easiest way to get an answer would be to ask Q&A: "Are fans considered CUSTOM CIRCUITS for the purposes of R42?"
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