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REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER — Filament Repair

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Filament Repair

REPAIR EQUIPMENT

Repair Equipment List

  1. 1
    Conductive silver composition (Dupont No. 4817 or equivalent)
  2. 2
    Ruler 30 cm (11.8 in) long
  3. 3
    Drawing pen
  4. 4
    Heat gun
  5. 5
    Alcohol
  6. 6
    Cloth

Repairing Procedure

  1. 1
    Wiper broken heat wire and its surrounding area clean with a cloth dampened in alcohol.
  2. 2
    Apply a small amount of conductive silver composition to tip of drawing pen.
    Shake silver composition container before use.
  3. 3
    Place ruler on glass along broken line. Deposit conductive silver composition on break with drawing pen. Slightly overlap existing heat wire on both sides [preferably 5 mm (0.20 in)] of the break.
    Diagram showing heat wire with break, ruler placed along break, and drawing pen applying conductive silver composition. Overlap dimension shown as 5 mm (0.20 in) on each side of break. Units: mm (in).
    BE540
  4. 4
    After repair has been completed, check repaired wire for continuity. This check should be conducted 10 minutes after silver composition is deposited.
    Do not touch repaired area while test is being conducted.
    Diagram showing repaired point on rear window with multimeter/continuity tester connected to check repaired wire.
    SEL012D
  5. 5
    Apply a constant stream of hot air directly to the repaired area for approximately 20 minutes with a heat gun. A minimum distance of 3 cm (1.2 in) should be kept between repaired area and hot air outlet. If a heat gun is not available, let the repaired area dry for 24 hours.
    Diagram showing repaired point on rear window with heat gun being applied at a distance to cure the conductive silver composition.
    SEL013D
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