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Check your grounds, given the weather an iffy ground could go bad.=20
Bill
Sent from my DynaTAC 8000X
On Apr 10, 2019, at 10:06 AM, TERRY SMITH <terryrs@comcast.net> wrote:
By the way. Yesterday morning top down, the windshield wipers did a great j=
ob scraping the snow off the windshield (well, on the outside, anyway). =20
Then they didn't.
Directionals worked fine.
Then they didn't. =20
Since I was on my way to be inspected, and these things needed to be operati=
onal, I stopped in a drugstore parking lot to look into the issue. Not a ba=
d location, all things considered. They have various forms of anesthesia th=
ere, including beer, in case things went south on repairs.
Checked the fuses. Surprise. They at least inspected as fine. Now what?
Turned off the heater, then sat back to think. Which is when I noticed the b=
linkers working. Tried the wipers, they worked too. =20
Violates all the rules of electrics I was trained in. The heater apparently=
sucked the juice from the wipers and blinkers, yet didn't blow the fuse. I=
'll have to do some digging to figure out what exactly I botched in the wiri=
ng. But curious.
Got the inspection sticker, though.
Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
New Hampshire
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Check your grounds, given the weather an if=
fy ground could go bad. <div>Bill<br><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature"=
dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my DynaTAC 8000X</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Apr 10,=
2019, at 10:06 AM, TERRY SMITH <<a href=3D"mailto:terryrs@comcast.net";>t=
erryrs@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">
<meta charset=3D"UTF-8">
<p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; colo=
r: rgb(51, 51, 51);">By the way. Yesterday morning top down, the winds=
hield wipers did a great job scraping the snow off the windshield (well, on t=
he outside, anyway). </p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family=
: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style=3D=
"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 5=
1, 51);">Then they didn't.</p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helv=
etica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style=3D"font-=
size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51=
);">Directionals worked fine.</p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: h=
elvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style=3D"fo=
nt-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51,=
51);">Then they didn't. </p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-fa=
mily: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p styl=
e=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(=
51, 51, 51);">Since I was on my way to be inspected, and these things needed=
to be operational, I stopped in a drugstore parking lot to look into the is=
sue. Not a bad location, all things considered. They have variou=
s forms of anesthesia there, including beer, in case things went south on re=
pairs.</p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-s=
erif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-fam=
ily: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Checked the fuse=
s. Surprise. They at least inspected as fine. Now what?</p=
><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; col=
or: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helv=
etica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Turned off the heater, th=
en sat back to think. Which is when I noticed the blinkers working.&nb=
sp; Tried the wipers, they worked too. </p><p style=3D"font-size:=
12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><=
br></p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-seri=
f; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Violates all the rules of electrics I was traine=
d in. The heater apparently sucked the juice from the wipers and blink=
ers, yet didn't blow the fuse. I'll have to do some digging to figure o=
ut what exactly I botched in the wiring. But curious.</p><p style=3D"f=
ont-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51=
, 51);"><br></p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, s=
ans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Got the inspection sticker, though.</p><=
p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color=
: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvet=
ica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Terry Smith, '59 TR3A</p><p=
style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color:=
rgb(51, 51, 51);">New Hampshire</p>
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