V = I * R

Started to delve into the electrical gremlins of the jeep today. I'm kicking myself for repairing the fence yesterday when the weather was warm and pleasant whereas today was really windy and about 20 degrees cooler. The repaired fence gate does provide a bit of a wind break compared to the driveway so maybe it was a smart move after all.

Bought a universal battery hold down kit from Kmart and installed that. Don't have any after pics, but here is a "before":The brackets are way too big for our battery but it only cost $3.99 so I can't complain. I need to add some additional washers (the ones it came with are pink and even I have to draw the line somewhere) but it's held in place pretty well. The previous owner rebuilt the battery tray and if you saw the rebuilt version you'd wonder what the original one looked like because it's rough! I half expect the battery to fall through the engine compartment any day now (hopefully with the cheapo universal hold down kit still attached).

After the battery hold down, I started to look into the power rear window. The dash on this jeep is actual sheetmetal and not plastic like so many cars of today, so it's somewhat of a bear to pull any switches without lacerating your hands. I managed to disassemble most of the dash and pull the switch down pretty easily. I verified that there is power at the switch but I didn't get much further than that due to other commitments and cold hands. The switch works but is a bit tempermental about making contact in both the up and down positions. I'll try to repair the switch (made by Singer corporation oddly enough- the sewing machine folks) but may have to replace it with a momentary toggle switch. Also found out that the cigarette lighter doesn't work. Probably a fuse as the lighter itself is well worn and all of the ashtrays have cigarette ashes in them, so I bet it worked at one time! The partial disassembly of the dash and the AC ducting allows better access to the fuse panel anyway.