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From: Chris Whelan on 9 Aug 2008 04:14
Conor wrote:

> 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.

<Shrug>

Won't be the first time you have been wrong though, will it?

;-)

Chris

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From: moray on 9 Aug 2008 08:29

"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'd put the spade down before that hole gets any deeper.



From: Tom Burton on 14 Aug 2008 16:40

>
> I was using the radio interference as an indication of a likely poor
> connection.
>

Hopefully in the relay the controls them?

It seems to be the park aspect that is the problem, as it just stops all
over the place on intermittent, and when the stalk is returned to off from
slow or fast wipe the wipers will park wherever they feel like it....



Tom


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