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Ozz1967 11-15-2013 08:19 PM

Rear-Defrost Relay
 
Does anyone know of a replacement p/n for the rear-defrost relay? I can only find used ones on Ebay and I don't trust 30 year old relays..lol The relay under the passenger dash, not the on/off button.

My issues is my rear-defrost doesn't stay on more than 2 min at a time. Doing research here on the boards I've come to the conclusion that my issue is the relay. It still "clicks" when I turn it on and off, but it should stay on for much longer than 2 min at a time.

Ozz1967 11-18-2013 08:01 AM

Re: Rear-Defrost Relay
 
No one knows of a good replacement relay for the rear defrost?

NINÅ 11-18-2013 04:50 PM

Time Out
 
You won’t find one unless it’s dealer NOS.

If the 2 minutes is repeatable it’s not the fault of the relay, it’s the timer.

The following circuit can replace your defective timer:
http://s6.postimg.org/z7xk0vi4h/TIMER_NON_NASCAR.png

C1 and R1 control the amount of time.

Start with 270μf
* for C1, and 8.2K* for R1.

I estimate 5 minutes for the aforementioned.

If more time is desired increase C1 and or R1.

To make it easy you can use a potentiometer for R1 so you can dial in the time wanted.



*Or the closest you can get.


Happy Racing!



Even Tho I Might Destroy The Car During The Race, At Least It Looks Gorgeous At The Start


Ozz1967 11-18-2013 05:18 PM

Re: Time Out
 

Originally Posted by NINÅ (Post 5669117)
You won’t find one unless it’s dealer NOS.

If the 2 minutes is repeatable it’s not the fault of the relay, it’s the timer.

The following circuit can replace your defective timer:
http://s6.postimg.org/z7xk0vi4h/TIMER_NON_NASCAR.png

C1 and R1 control the amount of time.

Start with 270μf
* for C1, and 8.2K* for R1.

I estimate 5 minutes for the aforementioned.

If more time is desired increase C1 and or R1.

To make it easy you can use a potentiometer for R1 so you can dial in the time wanted.



*Or the closest you can get.


Happy Racing!



Even Tho I Might Destroy The Car During The Race, At Least It Looks Gorgeous At The Start


From everything I've read, the timing circuit is in or is part of the relay. Is this not correct?

NINÅ 11-19-2013 04:58 PM

Time Out
 
Yes so it might be easier to replace the relay and timer.

Nomenclature evolves and people refer to the entire assembly as a ‘relay’.


Happy Racing!



Even Tho I Might Destroy The Car During The Race, At Least It Looks Gorgeous At The Start


Ron U.S.M.C. 11-19-2013 06:04 PM

Re: Rear-Defrost Relay
 
I’m also looking for a timer, or at least I was. It rained today so I thought I would give it another try. The darn thing worked. The light was on at least 5 min. and I could slowly start to see through the window. How long it will last is another story.

Ozz1967 11-19-2013 06:07 PM

Re: Rear-Defrost Relay
 

Originally Posted by Ron U.S.M.C. (Post 5669655)

Hmm, not a bad price really...never know with old parts though. Like mine, it works...just not well. :D


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