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nkaminar · 03-23-2022, 05:53 AM

The vacuum windshield wipers were the original variable speed wipers. If they were going too fast you just had to open the throttle. And if they were going to slow you just had to slow down. That said, I loved them. The idea of a vacuum motor and the click-click sound were wonderful.

I have a 6 volt electric wiper motor on my 12 volt car. I added a variable voltage control that mounts with a removable, non-destructive bracket to the top of the windshield. I can now control the wiper motor from very slow to very fast. It still does not do a very good job in the rain.

03-23-2022, 05:53 AM	#16
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,842	Re: Windshield wiper ideas The vacuum windshield wipers were the original variable speed wipers. If they were going too fast you just had to open the throttle. And if they were going to slow you just had to slow down. That said, I loved them. The idea of a vacuum motor and the click-click sound were wonderful. I have a 6 volt electric wiper motor on my 12 volt car. I added a variable voltage control that mounts with a removable, non-destructive bracket to the top of the windshield. I can now control the wiper motor from very slow to very fast. It still does not do a very good job in the rain. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past. Last edited by nkaminar; 03-23-2022 at 05:58 AM.