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On 28 Mar 2004 at 22:43, Kevin Guarnotta wrote: > Actually I am not sure if the defroster wires are good, but I think the only > way to test that end of the unit, is if I know I can get 12V back there You can measure the resistance of the window element with an Ohmmeter. If it is much above 10 Ohms it is not much good. > I got the switch back in, and drove it tonight-rear window fogged up, so I > tried the switch-I don't think I have it cleaned well enough, or I need to > put a stronger spring in there-maybe from one of those ball point pens. The problem is oxides on the brass contact parts, even though these parts probably look fine. Try scraping them with a dental tool or a penknife. More spring pressure really isn't the right approach. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org