WC: <VV> Convertible Top Relay Question

[Bob & Kathy Gilbert]

Hi Phil,

I am pleased to say that my $8 30 amp off the shelf relay worked liked the
proverbial hot damn (that's "hot darn" to the more genteel out there).
Moving the switch under the dash now produces a satisfying "click-whir"
forward and a "click-whir" backwards!

The easiest way is probably to fax the circuit diagram to you if that's
possible at your end.

BTW, interesting footnote - in doing some research I discovered that the
original relay is a stock GM item from the era and into the 70's. If you
Google "convertible scissor relay" you will find several places that sell
them (but go with our Corvair vendors first please if you go the stock
replacement route).

Bob


-----Original Message-----
From: corvairs-owner at cybrus.net [mailto:corvairs-owner at cybrus.net] On Behalf
Of Phil Parker
Sent: April 5, 2005 7:52 AM
To: corvairs at cybrus.net
Subject: Re: WC: <VV> Convertible Top Relay Question

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Hi Bob
I need a new relay for my top. Can you let me know how you did it.

Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob & Kathy Gilbert" <bgilbert at redshift.bc.ca>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Cc: <corvairs at cybrus.net>
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 9:24 PM
Subject: RE: WC: <VV> Convertible Top Relay Question


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> Update..ignore the earlier message.
>
> After finding out that at least one of our vendors didn't have one and
> finding out the price if one WAS available I decided to a bit of reverse
> engineering anyway. I VERY carefully took the relay apart, VERY carefully
> cleaned off the crud and then with my meter and a bit of guess work
figured
> out the wiring. I thought it was trickier than it really was when I saw
the
> 6 leads coming out of the relay and the 4 out of the motor. After some
> "figurin" it's actually quite simple and can be easily duplicated with any
> relay with a little work.
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Bob & Kathy Gilbert
> Sent: April 4, 2005 7:12 PM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> Convertible Top Relay Question
>
> Hi,
>
> My convertible top relay started acting up and I discovered that it's
> innards were severely corroded.
>
> I was wondering if anybody has a circuit diagram of the switch/relay
system
> such that I could perhaps duplicate the relay with one or if necessary,
two
> conventional relays. The relay itself is a simple monopole unit but it has
6
> terminals and a ground and there's too much corrosion to reverse engineer
> the connections.
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
>
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