Date:         Wed, 25 Nov 1998 16:30:38 EST
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
Subject:      Re: Rear Defroster
Comments: To: "Pacheco, Rolando" <RPacheco@CZN.COM>,
          Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>

** Reply to message from "Pacheco, Rolando" <RPacheco@CZN.COM> on
Wed, 25 Nov 1998 04:37:18 -0600

Take a voltmeter (with one clip lead if poss).  Clip that lead to
either end connection. Turn on demister.  Using the *side* of the
probe tip, *not* the point, lay it on the other end of a stripe --
should see 10+ volts there.  Now slide the probe along the stripe
until voltage suddenly vanishes.  That's your break.  Locate it
closely, mark it on the glass, not the stripe, and go on to next
stripe.  When you've found them all, go to FLAPS and get demister
repair kit (tiny bottle of conductive paint, masking material, brush).
Apply as directed, and heed the warning about not using the demister
for X hours until the paint is thoroughly dry.  Afterwards be very
gentle washing inside of rear window, like the PO should have been --
the stripes are just paint, you can ruin in ten seconds with a
scrubbing pad.

Alternative test, use an ohmmeter/continuity checker with the
demister *off*.  Most digital continuity checkers beep on anything
less than 1 Kohm or so, should work fine.  Don't know whether the
light-type will work, probably will.

Regds,
david

> Where do I start with checking the rear defroster, it was very
foggy the
> other day and I cranked it up but like only 3 lines on the top
worked and 2
> lines on the bottom the middle was not working. Were talking about
a two


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