Date:         Fri, 25 Mar 2022 08:28:15 -0700
Reply-To:     Andrew Martin <ramblinvan@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Andrew Martin <ramblinvan@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Rear wiper relay story
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <B8E25D55-696E-4C29-B3C5-7D94C6551BDC@shaw.ca>
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Ha! I fat fingered something and deleted my “bravo” to Alistair. 
Andrew

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> On Mar 25, 2022, at 8:10 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> Trivial little thing. But it’s Friday and not much list traffic .
> 
> Past few years, on occasion, my rear wiper would work slowly. As if it it had mechanical resistance. Then sometimes it would work normally. I checked the linkage, the electrical connections at the motor, all good.
> 
> Then this last winter it would stop working. If I reseated the relay on the fuse panel it worked again.
> 
> Aha, bad connection there.
> 
> Cleaned that up, contact cleaner etc.
> 
> It continued to act up. I could reach down and reseat the relay while driving….
> 
> Took the relay off and popped off the cover. Maybe , maybe I could see a bad solder trace. Good friend Greg, electronics guy thought he saw the same and took it home to reflow.
> 
> Back in van and it worked. For a week…
> 
> I thought I hadn’t any spare rear wiper relays, I looked again and found two. Popped one in and the wiper works perfectly, and continues to work perfectly for the last month.
> 
> Exciting story eh?
> 
> :-)
> 
> Alistair