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Old 05-10-2012, 09:22 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Another advantage of motorized seats, mirrors, windows, etc is that the motors produce a known amount of force. All of the components required to transfer that force into motion can then be designed to withstand that known force. With manual windows, some margin of extra strength must be built in to accommodate He-man window closers. Taking the human out of the equation produces more reliable results.
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