My 'shorting' I meant wires touching something. To me open means the negative and positive are not touching each other, right?
BenT Sent from my grounds On Jun 23, 2010, at 12:10 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 03:07 PM 6/23/2010 Wednesday, BenT Syncro wrote: >> I was trying to answer this question. Your not expecting a load but I >> say what if something is shorting on the "hidden" switch such as the >> one in the wiper stalk. I didn't think VW would make a different >> switch for vans with rear wipers and ones without. > > Dear Messrs Excorius & Tan, > > When non-electrical people say "short" they usually mean "open." In > short, it causes no end of confusion. > > Yours servant, > Mr. Wizard |
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