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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: knocker on February 14, 2007, 21:20:10

Title: heated screen
Post by: knocker on February 14, 2007, 21:20:10

anyone know how to connect an early disco heated windscreen, it's not a bonded screen and it has two connectors on the top by the mirror and one connector on each side, any help appreciated.  i'm thinking a relay (100 amp) and power from the fuse box switched using the same switch as the rear screen ?  do i use all four connectors ?

Title: heated screen
Post by: Range Rover Blues on February 15, 2007, 01:21:54

The heated element is split into 2 halves, so one pair of connectors are earth, the other 2 are to the relay.  In practice LR used a momentarty switch and latching relay with timer, so the heater stays on about 8 minutes IIRC.

Title: Re: heated screen
Post by: redhand on February 15, 2007, 09:31:33

Quote from: "knocker"

anyone know how to connect an early disco heated windscreen, it's not a bonded screen and it has two connectors on the top by the mirror and one connector on each side, any help appreciated.  i'm thinking a relay (100 amp) and power from the fuse box switched using the same switch as the rear screen ?  do i use all four connectors ?

My 93 disco has got a screen just like the one you describe. It has 2 black strips across the top of the screen. I thought it was for an internal aerial, which switch activates it?

Title: heated screen
Post by: Range Rover Blues on February 15, 2007, 19:15:32

There should be a momentary switch with an arch shaped window on it.

Title: heated screen
Post by: knocker on February 15, 2007, 20:31:37

redhand.....the standard screen has two black strips along the top but no elements in the glass, yours may not be heated mate  :(

Title: heated screen
Post by: redhand on February 15, 2007, 21:24:34

Quote from: "knocker"

redhand.....the standard screen has two black strips along the top but no elements in the glass, yours may not be heated mate  :(

Didn't think it would be somehow if it was it'd be the only extra in the vehicle.

Title: heated screen
Post by: mattyme on February 16, 2007, 13:06:47

i was gonna say use spade connectors...... but i wont!! lol



ill get my coat!! hehe

Title: heated screen
Post by: knocker on February 16, 2007, 20:00:44

8)  i'm glad you didn't say spade connectors matt  :D  :D  :wink:

Title: heated screen
Post by: mattyme on February 17, 2007, 19:29:31

hehe  :wink:  :lol:  :lol: