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new-n-old-vdubs Samba Member
Joined: June 10, 2009 Posts: 587 Location: feeding hills mass
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 3:27 pm Post subject: windshield wiper switch? |
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So can I use a general purpose on off on switchto operate my wipers? How do the wipers know to wipe return wipe return? Thanks _________________ go get your shine box |
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ccbuggy Samba Member
Joined: August 28, 2009 Posts: 153 Location: Cape Cod, MA
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BL3Manx Samba Member
Joined: August 29, 2006 Posts: 6767 Location: Northern California
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 5:19 pm Post subject: Re: windshield wiper switch? |
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new-n-old-vdubs wrote: |
So can I use a general purpose on off on switchto operate my wipers? |
Not if you want it to self park or have two speeds.
new-n-old-vdubs wrote: |
How do the wipers know to wipe return wipe return? |
The motor just turns in a circle. A connecting arm changes the rotary motion to reciprocating.
If you''re asking how it knows where to stop, there's a breaker cam in the motor. |
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jspbtown Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2004 Posts: 5152
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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You can use a on/off switch and relay to get a single speed wiper with auto park. |
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BL3Manx Samba Member
Joined: August 29, 2006 Posts: 6767 Location: Northern California
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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The circuit in the middle of this diagram is for the wipers using an original switch.
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CrashedAgain Samba Member
Joined: June 06, 2007 Posts: 328 Location: Saskatchewan Canada
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 8:47 pm Post subject: Re: windshield wiper switch? |
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BL3Manx wrote: |
new-n-old-vdubs wrote: |
So can I use a general purpose on off on switchto operate my wipers? |
Not if you want it to self park or have two speeds.
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Actually you can but you will only have single speed wipers.
Connect the "park" circuit on the wiper motor to ign switch "acc" circuit (hot when key is on) & connect the wiper "run" circuit through your on/off switch. |
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MURZI Samba Member
Joined: August 25, 2005 Posts: 5063 Location: Madisonville, La
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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This diagram works perfect and retains the park feature.
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new-n-old-vdubs Samba Member
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Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 8:06 am Post subject: |
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Thanks _________________ go get your shine box |
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