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Window Motors - Positive or Negative switched?

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Old 09-05-2003, 11:03 AM
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Default Window Motors - Positive or Negative switched?

Just wondering, do the wires that lead to window motors of 85.5+ cars have:

a) constant 12v at rest

or

b) constant ground at rest

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Old 09-05-2003, 12:09 PM
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Simpson, what are you trying to do or repair? I'll give you a guess, but it is only a guess. There is likely a constant ground. The 12 v positive cuts out after you get past the delay courtesy power to roll your window up once you have ignition key off and open the door.
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Also the connections for the motors in post 85's are in a block -- keyed. You can not put them back on wrong.

But! If you do check the direction of the switch and reconnect to the window motor as necessary.

I had slow a slow window a few years back and found the connections at the motor to have corroded. A quick pass with some emmery cloth fixed it.
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They are +12v at rest, the switch grounds one side for each direction.
I've spent a lot of time with these circuits.



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