Intermittent wiper control box.

[Gingerbread Man]

The intermittent wiper box of old. I've recently just had a second one stop working on me. A Lucas unit, I believe also fitted to an old spitfire or similar, my notes are elsewhere.
Have they found a reliable fix? And before you say to buy an Aeroscreen, I do have one, but I found the automatic intermittent quite useful over keep flicking the switch.

I believed the feature had returned with the new crop of 7's a few years ago?

[Gingerbread Man]

A bit of research shows up 'Smart Screen' as a clever alternative. Works from the current controls, intermittent varible from 3 - 30 seconds. A wash wipe function can be incorporated if needs be.

[Gregs79]

I'd be interested to know more if you decide to go down this route.

[Gingerbread Man]

We'll I've gone for it. £36 delivered worldwide. I've not got for the wash wipe feature as I'm happy to use the two buttons.

[gareth h]

That's interesting, recently my wipers seemed to continue on intermittant after they had been turned off, is there another switch I hadn't noticed?

[Gingerbread Man]

Last I knew was Caterhams, 1999 any how had an intermittent wipe feature. I believe only a couple of years after this was pulled and wasn't present for many years, so I gather (!?). Then returned one day.

Anyhow, the rocker has off, slow and fast. If you flick it on to slow and then off again right away, it'll go to intermittent mode. Do this again and it'll turn it off again.

This box I'm buying will replace my Lucas box. Work in the same way but offer a variable intermittent. The wash button can also be programmed to be a wash wipe if specced.

[Rockets7]

As above that's how my 2001 switch works

[V7SLR]

Gingerbread Man said:

We'll I've gone for it. £36 delivered worldwide. I've not got for the wash wipe feature as I'm happy to use the two buttons.

Smart-Screen

Which one did you buy?

[Gingerbread Man]

V7SLR said:

Smart-Screen

Which one did you buy?

I original emailed for a chat. He said that the SS01 model would work. That's non wash wipe. If you want wash wipe, you'll have to ask or follow the flow diagram on that site. But he was very prompt via email.

This is based on a 1999 car.

[gareth h]

Gingerbread Man said:

Last I knew was Caterhams, 1999 any how had an intermittent wipe feature. I believe only a couple of years after this was pulled and wasn't present for many years, so I gather (!?). Then returned one day.

Anyhow, the rocker has off, slow and fast. If you flick it on to slow and then off again right away, it'll go to intermittent mode. Do this again and it'll turn it off again.

This box I'm buying will replace my Lucas box. Work in the same way but offer a variable intermittent. The wash button can also be programmed to be a wash wipe if specced.

Aha, that explains it, thanks

[JONSCZ]

Not sure if this is going to be relevant to this thread (sorry if it isn't - also not sure if it works or not with Caterhams), but this is a link to a thread I added a couple of posts to a few years ago when I had an Elise.
It was about a 'variable intermittent wiper delay relay' and the mod from a Citroen BX wiper arm washer jet. Have a look on pages 2 and 3 of the following link -
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=1&a...

[Gingerbread Man]

The 7 has this - http://www.autoelectricalspares.co.uk/ekmps/shops/...

When it plays up you can pull the two plugs and link them together without the Lucas unit.

It's probably has relay in it, just not the typical modern relay. So no pulling one out and putting a new one in. I've probably bought a more expensive relay in a posh box, but it is a nice box.

[Gingerbread Man]

It's arrived. I just need to work out the wiring and away I hopefully go.