washers and wipers

[richard]

surely whats necessary for an MOT and whats a legal requirement are not the same thing are they ? that form says an awful lot !! we really needed page 26 as well . None of this addresses an older vehicle . It has to be able to fold away from screen ! a certain speed !! some old ones are painfully slow till they warm up ooh eck   

[Peel replica, Steve Fisk]

This is my motor , 2 1/2" tall and 3 1/2" wide

[Bob Purton]

What's the top of the screen like bob ? Does it need an mot or exempt ?

Its like this. There is not a lot of room and if in the future I go for a hood any motor going through it would foul the hood I think.

The car is MOT exempt.
Bare in mind when looking at the photo, the windscreen rubber takes up a lot of the width of that flat area.

[Peel replica, Steve Fisk]

I think I wouldn't bother with a wiper then , can't imagine your going to take it out in rain any way , or make a manual one for the top of the screen , or even a fake one if your worried about Mr police man , just to make it look right

[richard]

oh and that sheet did say "automatic " so not hand then . My point was that there are rules quite seperate from MOT'S and what are they ?

[Bob Purton]

I think I will stick to my original plan and fit a manual wiper through the botton corner of the screen surround in between those two rubbers.
 Als motor and lever under the dash would work if there were room, there is a bonded plywood stiffener under there which gets in the way of most things. Will have to stick my head under and access the situation.

[AndyL]

I know it may seem a bit leftfield, but if you only want a slow wiper, how about using a radio control servo. It's fairly easy to link that to a small microcontroller, so that it will sweep back and forth at a certain rate, and the unit's are tiny so can easily be tucked away. Self parking too.

[Bob Purton]

HI Andy. I have no idea what a radio control servo is or a micro controler for that matter. I have used all period parts so far with the exception of an electric fuel valve. Do I want any fancy electronics? Not if I can help it. Maybe as a last resort.
 I'm still curious to know what they are though.

[AndyL]

A servo is a geared motor with positional feedback. Radio control or hobby servos can operate over a 180 degree arc with a pulse width signal. A micro controller is basically a computer on a chip. They're in everything these days.

[Big Al]

Are any of these innovations standing at the next election? Its either that or UKIP!

[AndyL]

Do what, Al?

[Big Al]

Radio controlled MPs. Got to be a better way to run the thing, and cheaper. This technology used to be expensive and unobtainable. Now it is pretty accessible. If your over a certain age it is truly remarkable.

[AndyL]

No doubt they'd be equipped with 'whip' aerials.

[Big Al]

UKIP's scale model of the British Empire could be interesting. Pity the David Millipede, so many legs, but it still cannot stand up.

[Bob Purton]

Well, as you can see I took the plunge and fitted the manual wiper. It works well, has intermittent wipe, multi speeds and can seat in any position I desire. Also has no drain on the electrical system!  I dont understand why all wipers are not like this!