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To: john harper <ah100tech@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] current draw of wipers
From: Michael Oritt via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:25:49 -0400
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John said:  "Not all big Healeys fit the DR2 Wiper motor. The BN1 fits CRT."
-----------------------------
If I'm not mistaken the motor in my BN1 when I acquired it was non-self
parking and it was a trick to get the blades to fall as close as possible
to the bottom of the windscreen.
I replaced my motor with a later one--perhaps the one cited--that was not
only self-parking but also two-speed (along with a different switch),
though the difference between fast and slow seems negligible.

I wonder why no one has ever made a wiper arm with a bend or kink in it
that would bring the blade, when parked, parallel to the bottom edge of the
windscreen.  Guess that would make too much sense....

Best--Michael Oritt

On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 11:22 AM john harper <ah100tech@gmail.com> wrote:

> Bob
>
> Not all big Healrys fit the DR2 Wiper motor. The BN1 fits CRT.
>
> If the full load on the dynamo/generator is a little above its full
> capability then there will be a small drain on the battery. There will be a
> greater load on the battery when the engine is idling when the generator
> current drops. So over time if the full load you mention happens all the
> time then slowly the battery will lose its charge but only if the full load
> you suggest is there all the time, which is unlikely unless one only drives
> at night with wipers on and never in the daytime with the lights off.
>
> The stall current you mention is what happens if for example the wiper
> blades are frozen to the windscreen. If this were to happen the high
> current of about 8 to 10 amps will soon overheat and damage the motor so
> inside the motor is an overcurrent thermal devfice that disconnects the
> power, so there is no need to be concerned about this.
>
> Best regards
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, 14 Mar 2021 at 20:23, Bob Haskell <rchaskell@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> All big Healeys use the DR2 wiper motor?
>>
>> See page 2 for the test data:
>> DR2:
>> http://liblbc.info/images/Lucas/WorkshopInstructions50/secJ-5_issue2.pdf
>> DR3:
>> http://liblbc.info/images/Lucas/WorkshopInstructions50/secJ-7_issue1.pdf
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Bob Haskell
>> Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar
>>
>> On 3/14/21 3:56 PM, Simon Lachlan via Healeys wrote:
>> > Yes, I got the error message too.
>> > Simon
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of
>> sentenac.rw---
>> > via Healeys
>> > Sent: 14 March 2021 18:43
>> > To: warthodson@aol.com
>> > Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
>> > Subject: Re: [Healeys] current draw of wipers
>> >
>> > Yes:  this message
>> >
>> >> OFFENDING COMMAND: get
>> >> STACK:
>> >> /quit
>> >> -dictionary-
>> >> -mark
>> >
>> >> Sent: Sun, Mar 14, 2021 12:03 pm
>> >> Subject: Re: [Healeys] current draw of wipers
>> > On Sun, 14 Mar 2021 17:58:26 +0000 (UTC), you wrote:
>> >
>> >> Did everyone get an error message when opening this attachment?Gary
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Harold Manifold via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
>> >> To: m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca; 'Bob Haskell' <rchaskell@earthlink.net>;
>> >> healeys@autox.team.netERROR: undefine
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">John =
said:=C2=A0 &quot;<span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">Not all big Healeys=C2=
=A0fit the DR2 Wiper motor. The BN1 fits CRT.&quot;</span></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"=
>-----------------------------</span></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" sty=
le=3D"color:#3333ff"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">If I&#39;m not mistak=
en=C2=A0the motor in my BN1 when I acquired it was non-self parking and it =
was a trick to get the blades=C2=A0to fall as close as possible to the bott=
om of the windscreen.</span></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"col=
or:#3333ff"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">I replaced my motor with=C2=A0=
a later one--perhaps the one cited--that was not only self-parking but also=
 two-speed (along with=C2=A0a different switch), though the difference betw=
een fast and slow seems negligible.</span></div><div class=3D"gmail_default=
" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div=
><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><span style=3D"color:=
rgb(0,0,0)">I wonder why no one=C2=A0has ever made a wiper arm with a bend =
or kink in it that would bring the=C2=A0blade, when parked, parallel to the=
 bottom edge of the windscreen.=C2=A0 Guess that would make too much sense.=
...</span></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><span =
style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" st=
yle=3D"color:#3333ff"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">Best--Michael Oritt<=
/span></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"=
gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 11:22 AM john harper &lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:ah100tech@gmail.com">ah100tech@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><block=
quote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1=
px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Bob<div><br></=
div><div>Not all big Healrys=C2=A0fit the DR2 Wiper motor. The BN1 fits CRT=
.</div><div><br></div><div>If the full load on the dynamo/generator is a li=
ttle above its full capability then there will be a small drain on the batt=
ery. There will be a greater load on the battery when the engine is idling =
when the generator current drops. So over time if the full load you mention=
 happens all the time then slowly the battery will lose=C2=A0its charge but=
 only if the full load you suggest is there all the time, which is unlikely=
 unless one only drives at night with wipers on and never in the daytime wi=
th the lights off.</div><div><br></div><div>The stall current you mention i=
s what happens if for example the wiper blades are frozen to the windscreen=
. If this were to happen the high current of about 8 to 10 amps will soon o=
verheat and=C2=A0damage the motor so inside the motor is an overcurrent=C2=
=A0thermal devfice=C2=A0that disconnects the power, so there is no need to =
be concerned=C2=A0about this.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards</div><d=
iv><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, 14 Mar 2021 at 20:23, Bo=
b Haskell &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rchaskell@earthlink.net"; target=3D"_blank">=
rchaskell@earthlink.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_=
quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,=
204);padding-left:1ex">All big Healeys use the DR2 wiper motor?<br>
<br>
See page 2 for the test data:<br>
DR2: <br>
<a href=3D"http://liblbc.info/images/Lucas/WorkshopInstructions50/secJ-5_is=
sue2.pdf" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://liblbc.info/images/Lu=
cas/WorkshopInstructions50/secJ-5_issue2.pdf</a><br>
DR3: <br>
<a href=3D"http://liblbc.info/images/Lucas/WorkshopInstructions50/secJ-7_is=
sue1.pdf" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://liblbc.info/images/Lu=
cas/WorkshopInstructions50/secJ-7_issue1.pdf</a><br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
Bob Haskell<br>
Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar<br>
<br>
On 3/14/21 3:56 PM, Simon Lachlan via Healeys wrote:<br>
&gt; Yes, I got the error message too.<br>
&gt; Simon<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; -----Original Message-----<br>
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&gt; Subject: Re: [Healeys] current draw of wipers<br>
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&gt; Yes:=C2=A0 this message<br>
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&gt;&gt; OFFENDING COMMAND: get<br>
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&gt;&gt; Sent: Sun, Mar 14, 2021 12:03 pm<br>
&gt;&gt; Subject: Re: [Healeys] current draw of wipers<br>
&gt; On Sun, 14 Mar 2021 17:58:26 +0000 (UTC), you wrote:<br>
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&gt;&gt; Did everyone get an error message when opening this attachment?Gar=
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&gt;&gt; -----Original Message-----<br>
&gt;&gt; From: Harold Manifold via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@au=
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