Woe is me

[Topper]

There I was being my usual congenial self (ahem) and checking out a request by someone on the forum and my ford anglia motor (that moves my dish) stopped working.

Horrors, how could it, and how could I fix this. To cut a long story short, having a couple of days off this week I decided to see what had happened. Sure enough looks like (and smells like) the windings have burnt out, then I noticed a second spade connector on the side and though what is this, connected up and whey hey I'm up and running again, I was forgetting that the wiper motor was two speed and I was using the slow speed. Still I am going to get my thinking cap on and see what I can replace it with.

 

[2cvbloke]

Still I am going to get my thinking cap on and see what I can replace it with.

Ford Escort wiper motor?

 

[Topper]

Ford Escort wiper motor?

Would that give me three speeds?

 

[wod]

or just give in and buy a 36volt actuator or h2h motor

 

[Topper]

or just give in and buy a 36volt actuator or h2h motor

Never I say never :-Nooo ;)

 

[2cvbloke]

Would that give me three speeds?

I dunno, I only do 2CVs....

 

[Park Royal]

So it's not the vacuum operated Ford Anglia, 93 series, wiper motor that you have been using then?
PR

 

[Topper]

So it's not the vacuum operated Ford Anglia, 93 series, wiper motor that you have been using then?
PR

That is a very interesting comment there PR as I too was under that impression and indeed remember my mate having a souped up Anglia (that frightened one to death) with exactly that problem. I suspect that as the vacuum ones were so poor in the execution of their duty, somebody discovered a mod using another part however it was a long time ago but I am posting the offending equipment in case anyone does recognise it.

 

[BarMoo]

I was forgetting that the wiper motor was two speed and I was using the slow speed.

Couldn't stop laughing after reading that ;-)))

Why? My mind got to thinking that Topper's sat install now resembles a radar install as the dish swipes left-to-right and back again, hehe.

Does your STB do this now?

Just joking ;-))

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[2cvbloke]

Does your STB do this now?

Access Forbidden....

 

[BarMoo]

Very Odd??

Seems like the connection comes and goes - much like a radar, lol.

If the above link didn't work try this one instead

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[2cvbloke]

Very Odd??

Seems like the connection comes and goes - much like a radar, lol.

If the above link didn't work try this one instead

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I never heard a radar make that sound....

Reminds me of when I was watching a video shot on a ferry near the radar thing and you could hear a hum in time with the radar spinning thingy....

 

[BarMoo]

I never heard a radar make that sound....

I'd never heard of someone using a screen wiper as a sat motor - till today ....... LOL.

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[2cvbloke]

I'd never heard of someone using a screen wiper as a sat motor - till today ....... LOL.

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I've known that for well over a year....

But it still makes me laugh, in a good way....

 

[2cvbloke]

Here you go Topper, a Ford Angular, sorry Anglia, 105e wiper motor & assembly, and the motor looks like the one fitted to your dish, minus the rust...

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Here's a 100e Vacuum motor for comparison:

170079374840

 

[Topper]

minus the rust...

Its a shame really you don't get the extras nowadays like you used to

 

[2cvbloke]

Its a shame really you don't get the extras nowadays like you used to

Could be why yours gave up on Slow speed, might be seizing up....;)