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buggy wiper motors..
~air fooled~ - March 8th, 2005 at 10:59 AM

ive got the screenw with the wiper motor and wipers attached but i dont have the original switch...

their is only 2 wires coming out the motor so im guessing it was a variable speed switch ( i think from year 12 physics 'potentiometer' is the tech term), but im guessing i need the right switch to match the motor to get it workin at the correct speeds... what does everyone else have on their buggys?

ratbug - March 8th, 2005 at 08:33 PM

Think you might just have a single speeder. Mine has 4 or 5 coming out.. GND, LOW, HIGH and the contacts that open when the wipers are in the down position (so the wipers stop when they are down after you turn the switch off and for the INT control).
A potentiometer would blow up with the current from the motor.. A BIG 100W resistor could work though.

~air fooled~ - March 9th, 2005 at 10:27 AM

yeah it is weird... ive never seen a single speed wiper motor before, but i could make it variable speed... will have to have a closer look.. thanks mate

wibble - March 9th, 2005 at 04:44 PM

Sounds like you have a six volt motor, hope your buggy is regoed already because you need to have a "return to start" wiper for rego(and its a pain in the arse if not) I have to change the one on my manx b4 I re-rego it:(

~air fooled~ - March 9th, 2005 at 08:41 PM

hmmm, now that gets a bit farkin annoyin! cos nah its not yet registered! arrggh! will have to suss it out a bit closer! arrrgh! how do i go about gettin such a switch? (i guess adapt one of a regular car)

carisma - March 10th, 2005 at 05:38 AM

hey ,,,i know a roadworth guy that loves VWs.....colleen

bigbaja - March 10th, 2005 at 09:38 AM

just put a 12 volt one in it
its not hard
and its not that expensive either
terry

~air fooled~ - March 10th, 2005 at 12:08 PM

hey i had a closer look last night and it looks all good... its a 12volt motor with auto stop, and thought it has 2 wires coming out of it that have been cut off it also has 3 terminals on the side labeled - + S .... will play with it more when the time comes... thanks all!

wibble - March 10th, 2005 at 03:31 PM

cool, hope it's all sorted, fun wiring buggies huh! :puke

~air fooled~ - March 10th, 2005 at 03:49 PM

ahh i love messin with wiring until i cant figure it out hahaha... will see how we go, will be doing a fair bit of work on the weekend...

wibble - March 10th, 2005 at 07:51 PM

tomorrow is the do or die day for me have all the ignition etc done, just everything else to finish