Toyota Camry: To disable AC at defrost

In news:google.com,
J Guan <com> being of bellicose mind posted: 

It is quite apparent you have no understanding of what happens when
moist air passes over a cold surface. Or do you? Futhermore, the
A/C compressor cycles OFF the moment the evaporator core reaches 36
degrees ... otherwise if it were to go colder, any water condensation
would turn to ice and subsequently block air flow thru the evaporator
and onto the heater core..

So. LEAVE THE THING ALONE because you don't understand the
objectives of its current workings.
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* Philip

"I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
Just like the ones I used to know"
-Bing Crosby

>* Philip 
 

I have an '03 Camry and have noticed that if the air control knob is in the
last two positions (both pics with the defroster on them) that after turning it
off I get a noticeable eletrical wiring burning smell. Dealer of course could
not duplicate. It seems to be after driving on the highway with the knob in
that position. Anyone else have similar experience? Any thoughts on what it
could be? Never noticed it in the summer while using the air conditioner.
Thanks.

In news:aol.com,
AMatterOfMinds <com> being of bellicose mind
posted: 

In my 2003 Corolla, I have experienced this occurance a couple of
times. The three little resistor coils that provide the lowered fan
speeds get quite hot and are located in the incoming air stream after
the fan for cooling purposes. A few drops of water from the wet A/C
evaporator hitting this resistor group may be responsible for these
brief odors. Nothing to worry about.
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* Philip

"I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
Just like the ones I used to know"
-Bing Crosby

"Philip®" <net.invalid> wrote in message news:<R5RDb.7972$news.pas.earthlink.net>... 

I was talking about defrosting, melting ice, not defogging, I don't
care about condensation when I defrost the ice OUTSIDE, NOT inside. I
sure understand AC dries air. Are you sure compressor stops at 36
degree? It takes all morning to defrost the windshield at 36 degree,
doesn't it?

In news:google.com,
J Guan <com> being of bellicose mind posted: 

Setting to DEFROST and temperature to the hottest setting is not
going to do a proficient job of de-icing the outside of your
windshield. That is not the intended purpose anyway. The A/C on all
cars shuts off the A/C compressor when the evaporator is about 3-6
degrees above freezing. So long as the incoming air to the
evaporator is below that cutoff temperature, the AC will stay OFF.
 

On the inside or the outside? The Defroster is only intended to
deal with conditions inside the passenger compartment.

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* Philip

"I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
Just like the ones I used to know"
-Bing Crosby