Re: [ihc] Wiper motor rate control, engine question

[Steven Stegmann <steve.stegmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David, John

My wipers have two speeds, "really slow" and "even
slower than that".  Interval control might be nice but
the speeds are so slow I'm not sure why anyone would
want to control it at all.

Steve
--- John Hofstetter <hofs@domain.elided> wrote:

> David,
> 
> I used to put them on my vehicles all the time. They
> never seemed to 
> cause a problem. Travelalls, Scouts, Volvos, Mazdas.
> 
> John
> 
> On Dec 6, 2004, at 5:34 PM, David Bongo wrote:
> 
> > Has anybody here put in a variable rate control on
> their electric
> > windshield wipers?  We've got (stock) "Slow" and
> "Fast" but I've seen
> > rate controls that can be added to give it a wider
> range (like in more
> > modern vehicles).  The only thing that concerns me
> is possible wear &
> > tear on the wiper motor from the constant
> on-off-on-off.  And how
> > useful is it?  Not having fine control is annoying
> while I'm
> > delivering mail, but doesn't really bother me to
> or from the route.Any
> > answers/suggestions/observations/etc. welcome.
> >
> John Hofstetter
> Ol' Saline
> www.goldrush.com/~hofs