Temperature Blend Door Actuator(s)

The temperature blend door actuator(s):

• are located on the heater core and evaporator core housing.
• moves the temperature blend door(s) on command from the EATC module.
• contains a reversible electric motor and a 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(s).
• applies a 5-volt signal to one end of the potentiometer and ground to the other. The voltage available at the wiper indicates the position of the potentiometer. The expressed value of the actuator wiper voltage is sent to the EATC module and is matched with an expected wiper voltage value. The EATC module then drives the actuator motor in whichever direction is necessary to make the actuator wiper voltage agree with the expected EATC module wiper voltage value.
• Vehicles with single-zone EATC use a single temperature blend door actuator. Vehicles with dual-zone EATC use one temperature blend door actuator for the LH side of the vehicle, and one temperature blend door actuator for the RH side of the vehicle.