Is an HJ60 12 volt or 24 volt inside

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Hi guys,

Replacing the heater fan resistor in my HJ61 and was given a part number for an HJ60 resistor and was told it should work. Toyota can get me this part, but does not know what voltage it is.

Just need to know if an HJ60 is 12 volt or 24 volt for the inside components like the heater fan. (Even better would be a part number for an HJ61 heater blower resistor if anyone knows...)

Thanks,

H.
 
Hikeshi said:
Hi guys,

Replacing the heater fan resistor in my HJ61 and was given a part number for an HJ60 resistor and was told it should work. Toyota can get me this part, but does not know what voltage it is.

Just need to know if an HJ60 is 12 volt or 24 volt for the inside components like the heater fan. (Even better would be a part number for an HJ61 heater blower resistor if anyone knows...)

Thanks,

H.
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depends where it comes from. The canadian units are 24V, and some in europe are. all australian ones and the onse from central america are 12V.
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Check your fuse block with a volt meter and see what your truck is. Just because it might have two batteries doesn't automatically mean it's 24v either.
 
Doesn't the volt gauge on the dash provide a clue? Mine shows 12, 24, and 36, and usually reads at 24 when running. Since I have two batteries...wouldn't it be 24 volt? But then I thought 24 volt Canadian units had a 12 volt converter somewhere, so all the accessories run on 12 volts? I'm still trying to figure out the best way to wire in 2 12 volt foglights...
 
gbcruiser said:
Doesn't the volt gauge on the dash provide a clue? Mine shows 12, 24, and 36, and usually reads at 24 when running. Since I have two batteries...wouldn't it be 24 volt? But then I thought 24 volt Canadian units had a 12 volt converter somewhere, so all the accessories run on 12 volts? I'm still trying to figure out the best way to wire in 2 12 volt foglights...
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Canadian HJ's are 24 volt for everything except the head lights. Don't wire your 12 volt fog lights without a 24-12V converter.

The number of batteries don't mean anything as they can be wired in series or parallel.
 
Thanks for the help. I have the same part number for the resistor as provided by a replier. I can only assume this is for a Canadian Spec HJ60 (since Toyota didn't have a clue what JDM part numbers are)...so good chance it's 24 volt like mine.

Cheers,

H.
 
kim said:
Canadian HJ's are 24 volt for everything except the head lights. Don't wire your 12 volt fog lights without a 24-12V converter.

The number of batteries don't mean anything as they can be wired in series or parallel.
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Norwegian HJ60's are 24 volts for everything, including headlights...
 
gbcruiser said:
Doesn't the volt gauge on the dash provide a clue? Mine shows 12, 24, and 36, and usually reads at 24 when running. Since I have two batteries...wouldn't it be 24 volt? But then I thought 24 volt Canadian units had a 12 volt converter somewhere, so all the accessories run on 12 volts? I'm still trying to figure out the best way to wire in 2 12 volt foglights...
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Just replace the 12 volt bulbs with 24v units and then just wire them into the 24v system. I wouldn't wire the lights into a converter as they may draw too much current. Just switch the bulbs. Way easier.

-kevin
 
kim said:
Canadian HJ's are 24 volt for everything except the head lights. Don't wire your 12 volt fog lights without a 24-12V converter.

The number of batteries don't mean anything as they can be wired in series or parallel.
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I thought Canadian HJ's had 24 volt headlights too?
 
moondog said:
I thought Canadian HJ's had 24 volt headlights too?
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Nope. 12volt off the shelf headlights. 12volt headlights with some sort of 'balancing' unit to feed them. I've read here about the troubles associated with running your truck with one burnt out and ruining your batteries due to the lowside battery overcharging and the high side draining, IIRC.
 
kim said:
Nope. 12volt off the shelf headlights. 12volt headlights with some sort of 'balancing' unit to feed them. I've read here about the troubles associated with running your truck with one burnt out and ruining your batteries due to the lowside battery overcharging and the high side draining, IIRC.
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Good to know.
 
kim said:
Nope. 12volt off the shelf headlights. 12volt headlights with some sort of 'balancing' unit to feed them. I've read here about the troubles associated with running your truck with one burnt out and ruining your batteries due to the lowside battery overcharging and the high side draining, IIRC.
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Isn't this a strange system? Why did Toyota bother with this in Canada, and not just run 24 volt headlights like in northern Europe?
 
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