I am working on a moderately silly project to control the heater fan speed on my Volvo with an arduino.

I have the arduino sending a PW to a MOSFET that then (and this is where I get stuck)
1. control the hot side of the circuit. It seems like the safest to me. *or*
2. control the ground side of the circuit. but then the wire is "always" energized. Seems slightly less safe. But I could also do something or another with the ground to make sure that the fan is actually drawing current...

Thoughts? Suggestions? Is that as clear as mud?

Thanks!

Andrew

 

Try electrotech-online. This site is off limits to automotive designs.

 

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Here is a site that may provide you with some assistance: Electro Tech Online

Good luck