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Old 07-21-2012, 10:41 AM
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Slick, I have not tried applying voltage directly, yet... How much voltage do I apply? 24v straight from the battery?
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Slick, I have not tried applying voltage directly, yet... How much voltage do I apply? 24v straight from the battery?
I would start with whatever comes from the fuse.
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Old 07-21-2012, 11:03 AM
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Wait, theck that you get power at the plug for the wiper motor.
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Went through all troubleshooting and finally narrowed it down to the magnetic coil, there was a broken connection.... Soldered that up and it now functioning again.
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What in the motor of the wiper? Nice. Pics?
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Old 07-23-2012, 10:51 AM
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yeah in the "motor". When I removed the metal case, there was a broken wire, which i solder and put back together. Trying to figure out how to post a pic bare with me lol...

Not the best pic but here it is..
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