Hi Eric,

 You can use the defroster when you eventually drive up to visit your West
Coast Vanagon friends in the fall sometime - or when you decide to visit
pretty much anywhere north of the border in late September onward.

I pulled this off the Samba - hopefully it is helpful.

Fuse # Amperage Identification
1 8 Amp (White) Left Tail, Parking & Side Marker Lights
2 8 Amp (White) Right Tail Parking, Side Marker & License Lights
3 8 Amp (White) Left Low Beam
4 8 Amp (White) Right Low Beam
5 10 Amp (Green) Left High Beam & Indicator Light
6 10 Amp (Green) Right High Beam
7 16 Amp (Red) Radiator Fan
8 Powered by Interior Lights, Cigarette Lighter, Stoplights
9 Aux Battery Emergency Flasher System, Radio
10 16 Amp (Red) Windshield Wiper/Washer, Blower
11 8 Amp (White) Turn Signals
12 8 Amp (White) Horn, Back-Up Lights

*Additional Fuses At Right Of Fuse Panel*
*13 8 Amp (White) Rear Window Heating*
15 16 Amp (Red) Auxiliary Heater (If Equipped)

Additional Fuses Next to Fuse Panel (Left of Steering Column)
17 20 Amp (Yellow) Air Conditioning
18 25 Amp (Beige) Air Conditioning

Additional Fuses - Camper Models (Driver's Door Post)

19 16 Amp Refrigerator
20 8 Amp Water Pump for Sink

Relays (Left to Right)
1) Turn signal / emergency flasher relay
2) Vacant
3) Load reduction relay
4) Key in buzzer
5) Intermittent wiper relay

Bruce

On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 8:23 AM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:

> And, I forgot to ask,
>
>         It would be great to know which fuse the defroster connects to.
>
> ERic Caron
>
> > On Mar 10, 2023, at 11:21 AM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > Looking for tips on defroster repair.
> >
> > I recently installed the GW third brake light on my 84 and discovered
> that the defroster wire was broken.
> >
> > This is a very large wire.
> >
> > I’m planning to splice together and see if the defroster works.
> >
> > Any tips for me about the circuit and how to check it?
> >
> > I feel sort of silly fixing it as we honestly never use it, but I love
> having everything working if I can.
> >
> >        But, rarely is a repair as easy as just connecting a broken wire!
> >
> > Experiences and observations appreciated.
> >
> > Eric
>