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Re: 2 Speed Wiper Mod
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 10:54 pm
by Roni
It can't be my mod, I haven't done it. I have to admit to taking the Subaru when it looks like it will get really wet.
Re: 2 Speed Wiper Mod
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:36 pm
by mike.perry
Take the lid of the wiper motor drive and clean the old 1964 grease out and re pack with fresh 2010 grease. The speed of the wipers depends on the amount of rain on the windscreen
To my simple electronic mind sticking various appliances in the circuit will only increase the resistance and slow the wipers down, so you appear to be back to an uprated two speed motor.
I expect a professor of batteries will try to correct me
Re: 2 Speed Wiper Mod
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:42 pm
by bmcecosse
It wasn't your mod as such - you pointed to it in a thread in another forum.
Here is the type of brush plate that Lucas used to provide the second speed -[frame]
[/frame] The higher speed is obtained by using the brush part way round the commutator.
Re: 2 Speed Wiper Mod
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:40 pm
by MarkyB
Anyone got a cunning way to get an intermittant wipe?
Without doing it manually!
Re: 2 Speed Wiper Mod
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:40 pm
by bmcecosse
There have been many suggestions in the past - do a search - and i'm sure kits on ebay.
Re: 2 Speed Wiper Mod
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 7:32 am
by Declan_Burns
Roy, I saw this on ebay. Is it the same as what you mentioned? I sent them a question but they never bothered to answer.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT
Regards
Re: 2 Speed Wiper Mod
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:38 am
by bmcecosse
Yes - that looks very like the one I bought - 45 years ago! I can't say if it will fit your motor - I still haven't quite got round to fitting mine!