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Subject:Re: adjustable intermittent relay
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Sun, 25 Sep 2005 13:07:25 +1200

>That is a good cheap, do it yourself modification.  I have an infinitely
>adjustable programmable intermittent relay on my van that is an off the
>shelf item.  I bought it years ago, I think to put it on my '79
>Scirocco.  Plugs right into the stock relay location and requires no
>additional controls.  It is adjustable from about 1 second to about 40
>seconds.  To set the time you take the wiper stalk from off to int, then
>back to off.  wait for the delay you want, then back to int, and it repeats
>that interval.  I assume these are still available?  It was about $30 US
>back then...

Sounds dangerous to me... if you're concentrating on setting the
interval, you're not concentrating on where you're going.

If you want a programmable wipe system, look at the Hella Raintronic.
It is also fully-automatic; switches itself on/off and selfadjusts
the interval. It's not cheap, but like choice of tires... cheap can
kill.
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Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
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<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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