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new silly question

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Granto · 31 May 2011, 9:50 pm

guys can you I D this switch for me please it was located near the radio on the dash appears to do nothing in my car

matberry · 31 May 2011, 10:05 pm

Not VW, maybe used as a wiper voltage drop resistor. Was your car originally 6 volt?

Granto · 31 May 2011, 10:14 pm

yes its an oval would have been 6 volt

L469 · 1 Jun 2011, 6:34 pm

matberry wrote:Not VW, maybe used as a wiper voltage drop resistor. Was your car originally 6 volt?

i agree
looks very cool does it have a date on it? makers mark?😎

vw54 · 1 Jun 2011, 7:40 pm

as per above or for theradio if it was a 6Volt

So is the car 12V now ???

Granto · 1 Jun 2011, 9:32 pm

yes the car is 12v now

68AutoBug · 1 Jun 2011, 9:43 pm

Granto wrote:guys can you I D this switch for me please it was located near the radio on the dash appears to do nothing in my car

Hi,

its a variable rheostat [variable resistance]

usually used to dim dash lamps...

if used for high power items , it can glow hot...

Lee

Granto · 1 Jun 2011, 10:32 pm

Thanks Lee, thanks all😎

68AutoBug wrote:
Granto wrote:guys can you I D this switch for me please it was located near the radio on the dash appears to do nothing in my car
Hi,

its a variable rheostat [variable resistance]

usually used to dim dash lamps...

if used for high power items , it can glow hot...

Lee