Re: [T3] Voltage Drop Question

[Russ Wolfe <russw@classicvw.org>]

On Mon, 2004-08-02 at 00:56, John Jaranson wrote:

> 
> 
> OK, with the wiper switch off I see 12-14V on both side of the voltage 
> drop.  With the wiper switch on I see 12-14V on the feed side of the 
> voltage drop and 0V on the output side of the voltage drop.  This is 
> just a BugPack Voltage Drop.  It looks like a small anodized, finned 
> aluminum cylinder with a couple of mounting tabs sticking off it and an 
> electric pin on either end.  The voltage drop does heat up when the 
> wiper switch is on, but I get nothing on the output side.
> 
> Bad voltage drop?  I solder a couple of lengths of wire to the pins and 
> then crimped on spade connectors to make all the connection.  Anything 
> I could have done during that process to hurt the voltage drop?
> 
I don't think it is anything you did. Sounds to me it is the wrong valve
resistor, for the wiper motor. Too bad is is so late, or I could just
send you my 12V wiper motor for a '67/'68/'69.
Sounds like what you have is a resistor for a 6V radio or something. 
I never had much luck with the resistors for the wipermotors when doing
the 12V conversions. I usually just went to the salvage yards and got a
12V motor.
There used to be a solid state voltage drop that worked a lot better.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'71 FB AT
'66 FB MT
'65 T1 (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org

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