Temperature Blend Door Actuators
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Lincoln Town Car. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The DATC system utilizes two temperature blend door actuators to control two separate temperature blend doors which independently vary the LH and RH temperature settings. The temperature blend door actuators:
- Are located on the heater core housing.
- Move the temperature blend doors on command from the DATC module.
- Contain a reversible electric motor and potentiometer. The potentiometer wiper is connected to the actuator output shaft and moves with the output shaft to indicate the position of the temperature blend door.
- Receive a 5 volt signal at one end of the potentiometer. The voltage available at the wiper indicates the position of each potentiometer. The expressed value of the actuator wiper voltage is sent to the DATC module and is matched with an expected wiper voltage value. The control module then drives the actuator motor in the direction necessary to make the actuator wiper voltage match with the expected DATC module setting.