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From: Chris Whelan on 8 Aug 2008 16:17
Conor wrote:

[...]
>
> Perhaps you should take a wiper motor apart and then you'll see for
> yourself.

If he were to do so, inside he would find a single-pole changeover switch.
It would have one connection going to the motor, one going to either the
wiper switch or the wiper relay, and the third connection going to.....
earth!

Chris

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From: Chris Whelan on 8 Aug 2008 16:30
Conor wrote:

> In article <BcLmk.89137$8w4.83879(a)newsfe30.ams2>, John says...
>
>> In normal operation if you switch off the ignition the wipers will tend
>> to 'coast' to a stop. The wiper switch actually shorts the motor to earth
>> to make it stop dead in the sector where the self park switch is aligned.
>> Obviously a poor earth will allow the motor to coast on and then
>> re-energise when the self park switch closes again
>>
> Actually it doesn't. It cuts the supply from the constant ignition
> switched 12V. You're talking complete bollox.
>

http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/schem/wiper.htm

Convinced now?

:-)

Chris

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From: John on 8 Aug 2008 16:55
Good luck "The-Sbray"

Let us know how you get along with the problem.

Are all the connections on the little gearbox end of the motor in good
condition - this is where the self parking switch is located. Was it all
new - or reconditioned?


From: Conor on 8 Aug 2008 17:45
In article <n12nk.10071$Z24.15(a)newsfe19.ams2>, Chris Whelan says...
> Conor wrote:
>
> > In article <BcLmk.89137$8w4.83879(a)newsfe30.ams2>, John says...
> >
> >> In normal operation if you switch off the ignition the wipers will tend
> >> to 'coast' to a stop. The wiper switch actually shorts the motor to earth
> >> to make it stop dead in the sector where the self park switch is aligned.
> >> Obviously a poor earth will allow the motor to coast on and then
> >> re-energise when the self park switch closes again
> >>
> > Actually it doesn't. It cuts the supply from the constant ignition
> > switched 12V. You're talking complete bollox.
> >
>
> http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/schem/wiper.htm
>
> Convinced now?
>
Nope.


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From: Les Ross on 8 Aug 2008 18:50

"Conor" <conor_turton(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:6g3t3pFe76goU1(a)mid.individual.net...
> In article <n12nk.10071$Z24.15(a)newsfe19.ams2>, Chris Whelan says...
>> Conor wrote:
>>
>> > In article <BcLmk.89137$8w4.83879(a)newsfe30.ams2>, John says...
>> >
>> >> In normal operation if you switch off the ignition the wipers will
>> >> tend
>> >> to 'coast' to a stop. The wiper switch actually shorts the motor to
>> >> earth
>> >> to make it stop dead in the sector where the self park switch is
>> >> aligned.
>> >> Obviously a poor earth will allow the motor to coast on and then
>> >> re-energise when the self park switch closes again
>> >>
>> > Actually it doesn't. It cuts the supply from the constant ignition
>> > switched 12V. You're talking complete bollox.
>> >
>>
>> http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/schem/wiper.htm
>>
>> Convinced now?
>>
> Nope.
>
>
> --
> Conor
>
> I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't
> looking good either. - Scott Adams
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Bloody foreigners, how am I supposed to understand that? As if I really care
anyway. :o)

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