07-05-2021, 10:14 AM
(06-05-2021, 04:04 PM)Extrareach Wrote: Light bulbs i have 35/3W 6v, I would like those but have had to order 35/35?
The windscreen wiper?
Sluggish uphill runs a dream on the flat and small hills but really steep or heavy load ( hubby) slows right up needs to change down.
Bulbs for the scuttle lights are a problem. Someone on eBay was advertising 24/3 W bulbs for £10 each (!) but they have been unobtanium as new stock since the early 60's.
You can fit 21/5 W stop/tail parallel pin bulbs (try AES, Tenbury Wells for these) but they're a bit dim. I have them in my Chummy but I don't drive it at night much. Otherwise, scan eBay and the autojumble stands, I came up with three 24/6 headlight bulbs a couple of years ago.
BTW, 35W is too much current draw for the dynamo, especially if it's a Mag (CAV DFL) dynamo, that's nearly 12A on headlights alone. The dynamo should be running at 6-7A max, they're terribly fragile.
I'm waiting for some suitable LED bulbs but.....
Windscreen wiper, see the posting on electric vs. suction wipes that's been active recently. A suction or vacuum wiper will run happily on the flat or when you are not taxing the engine but, being reliant on suction behind the throttle plate, it will slow down on larger throttle openings and stop altogether at times. It's normal.
You can fit an electric wiper from a Ruby if it really annoys you or just get used to it and enjoy motoring as it was in the twenties.