Thanks Curt - Where my thinking got distorted was I thought a ground was
a ground - and it didn't matter if it was a ground that matched the
positive.
I appreciate the explanation - very helpful!
LarryT
On 02/22/2017 7:47 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
That just isn't how electricity works. The ground from one battery can't
magically make the leap to the other one, for that to work you'd have to have
the two batteries negative poles connected...
-Curt
From: Larry Turner via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
To: MG via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Cc: Larry Turner <l02tur...@comcast.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rear Window
Hello Manfred,
I tested the battery I used and it has 12.74V. I connected a +
wire between battery and wiring connection - did not connect a (-) wire
for negative assuming the vehicle battery and its ground should
work... I know, it's bad to assume. ;-)
You think I should test the wire I used? It was a pretty heavy wire -
much heavier than the wires going to the motor from the switch...
Larry
On 02/22/2017 12:44 PM, MG via Mercedes wrote:
Did you make sure that the wires you used to carry the 12 volts to the
screws were actually carrying 12 volts. Don't ask, had that happen
before. Did you try applying the wires in both orientations? Applied
one way, the motor will turn in one direction. Switch the wires around
and the motor should turn in the other direction.
Manfred
Larry Turner via Mercedes wrote:
They definitely swap side to side and _not _front to rear.
I swapped the 2 rear switches and the LR works on both sides and the
RR does not work on either side, I took photos of the regulator
showing the cable. It looks like replacing the regulator will be a
bear! Tell me I'm wrong - please. But I don't think I am.
Next, I put 12V to the +/- posts and got zilch from the motor. Now it
looks like I will need to replace the regulator. Fortunately the
weather is going to be warm for the next few days.
Thanks guys - I appreciate all the help - BTW i I can send the
photos if anyone is interested??
LarryT
91 300D
On 02/21/2017 4:28 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
I don't remember for sure if they swap front to back or side to side, I
think front to back, but they can be swapped around to trouble-shoot.
-------------
Max
Charleston SC
On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 4:25 PM, OK Don via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:
What Max said. IIRC, the if the console switch is bad, the door
switch will
not work. The left and right console switches are interchangeable
(as are
the door switches) - just swap them and see if that fixes the issue.
On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 2:51 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
When I suspected a bad switch in The White Whale (124.193 aka
300TD) I
simply moved switches around and verified the issue, rolled the
window up
and left the working switch in the spot that I needed it most
until I had
time to visit the knackers and harvest a replacement.
-------------
Max
Charleston SC
_______________________________________
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
_______________________________________
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
_______________________________________
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
_______________________________________
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
_______________________________________
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
_______________________________________
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
