windshield wipers

Posted by A P B on Shelter Island on Monday, March 31, 2008 at 23:45:24 :

Thanks to Paul (in NY) and a few local tinkerers, I have perfected a rather simple solution to the windshield wiper replacement problem for the FFPW.

The design involves using a RAT (ram air turbine) mounted just behind the grill. A simple retro-encabulator is used to transmit the rotary motion to the wiper motor slave units. I admit that I stole a few ideas from an old Rockwell design, but I'm sure they don't care.

Here's a link that explains part of how I did it:

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Follow Ups:

• Not NOS - MoparSteve 09:33:25 04/01/2008
  • Re: Not NOS - john copeman ontario can. 10:16:16 04/01/2008
    • Re: Not NOS - MoparMogSteve 10:27:36 04/01/2008
      • Rain speed.... - MoparNorm 12:33:53 04/01/2008
  • Re: Cost: - chriscase@san diego 10:03:05 04/01/2008
    • Cost in USA- $49,000 cost in China $.49 - MoparMogSteve 10:12:17 04/01/2008
• Re: windshield wipers - Kevin in Rehoboth 07:57:00 04/01/2008
  • Re: windshield wipers - Ken See 09:11:48 04/01/2008
• Re: windshield wipers - Terry in Bozrah 06:15:52 04/01/2008
• Re: windshield wipers - Dan H 00:03:22 04/01/2008
• Awwww, nuts! - chriscase@san diego 23:52:54 03/31/2008

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