Circuit using a silicon-controlled rectifier to automatically turn windshield wipers on and off at regular intervals when it is not wet enough to run them continuously.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Dec 1968 (v.29#6) pg. 70
Electronic circuit for slow operation of windshield wipers. Use with any 12-volt system.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Apr 1970 (v.32#4) pg. 87
Circuit for intermittent operation of wipers.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Mar 1971 (v.34#3) pg. 88
Pulser circuit turns the windshield wipers on and off at the desired rate and length of time automatically.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Jan 1974 (v.5#1) pg. 69
Slow-sweep wiper control circuit.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Apr 1975 (v.7#4) pg. 68
Windshield wiper delay circuit will provide a sweep rate of once every 5 seconds to once every 37 seconds.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Nov 1976 (v.10#5) pg. 32
Build an automobile windshield wiper controller that provides variable on and off time. Circuit uses the 555 timer IC.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Aug 1980 (v.18#2) pg. 87
Circuit signals you to turn on your headlights when the windshield wipers are in use. This is required by law in some states.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Jul 1994 (v.11#7) pg. 24
Build an automatic headlamp control that turns on a vehicle's headlamps whenever you turn on the windshield wipers.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Feb 1997 (v.14#2) pg. 32
Added Info POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Aug 1997 (v.14#8) pg. 6
Speed control for auto windshield allows a rate adjustment as low as one stroke every 15 seconds.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jan 1970 (v.133#1) pg. 138
Car Care Guide. How to service wipers and washers.
POPULAR MECHANICS May 1973 (v.139#5) pg. S81
Four electronic kits for your car. A look at two tachometers, a windshield wiper delay and an inverter/battery charger.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jul 1973 (v.140#1) pg. 142
Four kits for car safety and security are reviewed. Heathkit emergency flasher, auto alarm and wiper delay kit, plus Amtron wiper delay kit.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jul 1976 (v.146#1) pg. 70
How to clean and lubricate a windshield wiper motor.
POPULAR MECHANICS May 1983 (v.159#5) pg. 158
Replacing wiper blades. Some tips.
POPULAR MECHANICS Aug 1991 (v.168#8) pg. 67
Repairing the windshield wiper system. Both mechanical and electrical problems are covered.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jul 1993 (v.170#7) pg. 90
How to replace windshield wiper blades.
POPULAR MECHANICS Aug 1997 (v.174#8) pg. 107
A variable speed windshield wiper control will cause your wipers to make a single pass over the window every two to thirty seconds, depending upon where you set the adjustable control.
POPULAR SCIENCE Aug 1973 (v.203#2) pg. 110
Build this digital windshield wiper delay circuit which installs easily.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Nov 1978 (v.49#11) pg. 60
Added Info RADIO-ELECTRONICS Sep 1979 (v.50#9) pg. 22
Solid state windshield wiper delay control for older automobiles.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Apr 1990 (v.61#4) pg. 46
Correction RADIO-ELECTRONICS May 1990 (v.61#5) pg. 35
Correction RADIO-ELECTRONICS Aug 1990 (v.61#8) pg. 15
Intermittent on-off circuit for wipers is adjustable from continuous to 10 seconds between sweeps. Est. cost: $5.
SCIENCE & MECHANICS Apr 1971 (v.42#4) pg. 71
Repair a broken windshield wiper pivot pin by drilling, tapping, and installing a brass replacement.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #220 Nov 1994 (v.19#4) pg. 27
Added Info SKINNED KNUCKLES #223 Feb 1995 (v.19#7) pg. 34
Cars of the 1930s. Vacuum windshield wiper maintenance.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #225 Apr 1995 (v.19#9) pg. 19
Tip on restoring a windshield wiper to working condition when the splined drive shaft has been stripped.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #235 Feb 1996 (v.20#7) pg. 29
Servicing electric windshield wipers in early postwar cars.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #242 Sep 1996 (v.21#2) pg. 8
Rewinding small electric motors, like those found on postwar electric windshield wipers.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #243 Oct 1996 (v.21#3) pg. 25
Care and feeding of windshield wipers.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #258 Jan 1998 (v.22#6) pg. 23