WARRANTY
RAIN TRACKER THREE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
Opto-Electronic Design, Inc. (OEDES) warrants to the original purchaser
that this Rain Sensing Windshield Wiper Control is free of defects in
materials and workmanship under normal use and maintenance for a
period of three (3) years from the date of original purchase, whether or
not actual use begins on that date. User however, is responsible for
removal, packaging, and transportation of product to OEDES.
LABOR IS NOT COVERED.
If the Wiper Control fails within the three (3) year period, it will be
repaired or replaced during normal working hours, at OEDES's option, at
no charge, when returned prepaid to OEDES with Proof of Purchase.
The sales receipt may be used for this purpose. All replacement parts,
whether new or re-manufactured, assume as their warranty period only
the remaining time of this warranty.
This warranty does not apply to damage caused by improper installation,
accident, misuse, abuse, improper voltage, service, flood, lightning,
vehicle accident or other acts of God, or if the product was altered or
repaired by anyone other than OEDES. OEDES does not warrant
installation of the Wiper Control (labor) and therefore will not be
responsible for installation or re-installation charges. OEDES under no
circumstances shall be liable for any consequential damages for this
unit.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have
rights which vary from state to state.
In the US and Europe:
Opto-Electronic Design, Inc.
6440 Flying Cloud Drive, Suite 207
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Phone: (952) 943-2378 Fax: (952) 943-1020
Toll free: 1-888-621-5800
In South-East Asia:
XENSO Group Sdn. Bhd.
No.49, Jalan Taboh 33/23,
Shah Alam Technology Park,
Section 33, 40400 Shah Alam,
Selangor, Malaysia.
Tel : +603 - 5122 9266, 5122 7266, 5122 0063
Fax: 603-5122 4300
www.xenso.com.my
CONTACT INFORMATION
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Complements? Criticism?
Please contact us:
TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHTS, AND PATENTS
“Rain Tracker” is a trademark of Opto-Electronic Design, Inc. Other
trademarks are properties of their respective owners. This manual is
copyright 2001-2008 Opto-Electronic Design, Inc. No portion of this
document may be reproduced without the express written permission of
Opto-Electronic Design, Inc. The Rain Tracker product is protected by one
or more of the following US Patents:
4,620,141 5,059,877 5,239,244 5,262,640 5,556,493 5,568,027
5,743,991 5,898,183 6,078,056 6,091,065 6,124,691
WINDSHIELD COMPATIBILITY
The Rain Tracker will work on almost all windshields used in cars and light
trucks sold in the US. The Rain Tracker will work with all commonly
available thicknesses and windshield tints, from clear glass to high
performance solar absorbing glass. Choose a mounting location that is not
deep within the shade-band.
The Rain Tracker will not work on (relatively rare) solar-reflective
windshields. (E.g. “Sun-Gate”, KOOL-LOF) You can identify a film coated
windshield by looking for the edge of the film coated region, which usually
ends about an inch from the edges of the windshield. Sometimes these
windshields have a non-coated region where you can mount the Rain
Tracker sensor. The Rain Tracker RT-50A will work on windshields up to 12
mm / 0.47” thick-- generally well above that required for even recreational
vehicles and heavy trucks.
Some vehicles use a center-out wipe pattern.
The Rain Tracker needs to be in the area swept
by the wipers. It will not work if mounted behind
the rearview mirror on these vehicles. You can
locate the sensor between the wipers when they
are out of the park position, or up in a corner of
the windshield near the pillars-- but an inch and
half away enough from the edge of the pattern
so the wipers do not leave a film of water.
WIPER PATTERN COMPATIBILITY
TANDEM WIPE PATTERN
(TYPICAL INSTALLATION)
SENSOR
CENTER OUT-WIPE PATTERN
ALTERNATIVE SENSOR LOCATIONS
In most vehicles, the
wipers move from side
to side in tandem,
making it easy to mount
the Rain Tracker sensor
out of view, behind the
rearview mirror.
WIPERS OUT
OF PARK
RAIN TRACKER SPECIFICATIONS:
Wiper relay contact ratings: 15A
Power diode rating: 6A continuous (used only intermittently in
application)
Input voltage: 10 - 16V, 12V nominal. 24V overvoltage protected.
Sensor operation: invisible infrared beams (880 nM)
Windshield thickness: 0.12” - 0.47” (3 - 12 MM)
Windshield transmittance requirement: 12% - 100% at 880 nM
Mechanical: Sensor: 1.75" x 1.75" x .75" / 1 oz.
Interface module: 4.45" x 2.45" x 1.15" / 4 oz.
HOW THE RAIN TRACKER RT-50A INTERFACE WORKS
ACTIVATION - The RT-50A is turned ON by connecting the mode reader
(J2 Pin 3, GRY) is to +12V
MANUAL MODES - The RT-50A Rain Tracker relies on the existing wiper
system to operate the wipers in manual slow, fast, intermittent, or wash.
AUTOMATIC INTERMITTENT MODE - When the RT-50A commands the
system to wipe intermittently, the slow relay pulses on. The fast relay
remains off.
AUTOMATIC STEADY SLOW MODE - The RT-50A turns on the slow
relay and leaves the fast relay off.
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AUTOMATIC STEADY FAST - The RT-50A turns on both the slow and the
fast relays.
BLOCKING DIODE- The built-in rectifier (J2 pins 4 and 5) is provided so
that no Rain Tracker application ever shorts fast and slow windings
together, which would cause an over-current condition.
