09-13-2014, 01:54 PM
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For hotter climates, I'd probably use two of them.
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Could you modify it to work with a larger cover?
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09-14-2014, 01:32 AM
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Can't wait to see the final product. (Subscribed)
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09-14-2014, 01:56 AM
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That motor is tiny. Can it over come the force of the air at speed?
Does it look like it can hold up to driving through rain?
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09-14-2014, 08:33 AM
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Does it look like it can hold up to driving through rain?
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These small DC motors will run happily fully submerged, but in time the armature laminations will rust. A spray with WD40 and a drop of oil on the bushings wouldn't go astray, but they could equally be replaced with something more heavy duty like a washer motor. |
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09-14-2014, 12:21 PM
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That motor is tiny. Can it over come the force of the air at speed?
Does it look like it can hold up to driving through rain?
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It is a tiny motor with an equally tiny gear reduction on it. But with the vanes pivoting on their centers, wouldn't the air pressure's effects be equalized?
I plan to seal the motor. My concern is a salty NY Winter, not rain.
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09-15-2014, 02:52 PM
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Buy THREE: install ONE, put one away for WINTER-time, and keep one as SPARE.
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09-15-2014, 03:29 PM
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Looks like a good donor product. Maybe paint the vanes to confuse passers by?
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09-15-2014, 08:57 PM
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Buy THREE: install ONE, put one away for WINTER-time, and keep one as SPARE.
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I have 11 of them! 
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09-15-2014, 09:27 PM
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Looks like a good donor product. Maybe paint the vanes to confuse passers by?
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Great minds think alike! I thought of that too! 
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09-19-2014, 03:55 AM
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I have it installed now, but not automated. I'm opening and closing it with a AA battery. Not ideal, but the weather has changed in NY. I've had it closed 90% of the time lately.
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