Standard
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING SYSTEMS TEST PROCEDURE - TRUCKS, BUSES, AND MULTIPURPOSE VEHICLES
1984-06-01
HISTORICAL
J381_198406
This SAE Recommended Practice establishes uniform test procedures for the defrosting systems of enclosed cab trucks, buses, and multipurpose vehicles. It is limited to tests that can be conducted on uniform test equipment in commercially available laboratory facilities. Current engineering practice prescribes that for laboratory evaluation of defroster systems, an ice coating of known thickness be applied to the windshield to provide more uniform and repeatable test results, even though under actual conditions such a coating would necessarily be scraped off before driving. The test condition, therefore, represents a more severe condition than the actual condition, where the defroster system must merely be capable of maintaining a cleared viewing area.