Blower resistors

[Knox]

Anyone have regular problems with the resister or contacts melting?
I lost my first 2 fan speeds and have started a little bit of reading.

http://www.jpmagazine.com/techarticles/electrical/154_0710_jeep_fire_prevention/index.html

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f9/2002-blower-resistor-pics-520800/

Just wondering if this will be a common occurrence and if I should go ahead with the relay fix or just replace the resistor and hope it doesn't happen again

[01sahara]

Anyone have regular problems with the resister or contacts melting?
I lost my first 2 fan speeds and have started a little bit of reading.

http://www.jpmagazine.com/techarticles/electrical/154_0710_jeep_fire_prevention/index.html

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f9/2002-blower-resistor-pics-520800/

Just wondering if this will be a common occurrence and if I should go ahead with the relay fix or just replace the resistor and hope it doesn't happen again

Happens every year in the TJ

[rws]

Just replace the resistor.  They wear out on most (or some) older vehicles.  If it burns up every six months start looking for the cause.

[cLAY]

Resistor packs that continuously burn out are often a sign that the blower motor is going. As the blower motor wears out it often starts pulling more and more amps.

[egklassen]

I don't know if I have the same problem but, my "original" blower switch went nuclear I picked up one off Ebay. It lasted about a year. So I built my own out of 3 push type on/off switches and haven't had a problem since