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I think its something like 48 wipes per minute
not 100% sure on the amount i know its more
then the original wiper will do .
this is why i started to make these wiper's up
so you didnt have to muck around with all that
stuff billy you just bolt it in and its done 5 minute job

Hi EK Jay

Does your wiper conversion actually wipe faster on the high speed than the standard EK single speed wiper???

or..

Does it wipe at the same speed as the original single speed EK wiper on high and a 1/2 speed on the slower settiing??

To my way of thinking it wouild be nice if the converted wiper would belt across the screen a bit quicker on high speed than the old standard wiper.
Not much use having 2 speeds if the wiper cant shift water off the screen adequately in a good down pour at 50 or 60MPH...
Yeah , yeah..... i know... i shouldnt be doin 60mph in heavy rain...

Reddo

Hi Reddo
It sure does mate i will do a count of how many swipes
it does in 30 seconds and let you know
i would say even the 1st speed go's abit quicker then the original
ek one .

Reddo
on the second speed it does 54 wipes per minute on a wet screen
and 34 wipes on 1st speed .

EKWagon wrote:Or send a Preslite motor and arm to Ken on the FE FC Forum and he sends back the whole set up ready to go for around $80

Or contact Ken and dont send any motor he didnt want mine. He sent me a 2 speed one back.

Jason

Thanks for the reply EKJay.
54 wipes per minute
if they flapped any harder the car would fly...

Upgrading the wipers on the FB is on my to do list.
It has an ek electric wiper at the moment. Works OK but the nylon bushes in the wiper arm/rods are flogged out and the wipers wipe further and further around the side of the screen the faster ya go.

Will definitely get a wiper and switch off you in the near future and rebuild the pivot bushes while i have it all pulled apart.

Regards
Reddo

Old Holden wrote: Now I don't know about the rare 2 speed FB ones

At the Taree Nationals in 2001, someone put up a genuine FB NOS electric replacement wiper motor at the Saturday night auction. First and last time I ever saw one of those. It looked quite different to the EK wiper motor. If my memory serves me correctly, I think James Smoother bought it for $350.

Andrew

I turned my single speed into a 2 speed with a 12v down to 6v resister,the engineer has approved it.