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Re: Window Motor locking up

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Originally Posted by nitneylion452 View Post
What would be another good motor to use? Our whole reasoning for using the window motor was that it can't be back driven. Are there worm gearboxes available for purchase?
http://www.directindustry.com/indust...cer-72868.html

They all look really heavy though. Another thing you guys could do (this is what we're doing) is use a FP and a Barbie trans with a sprocket reduction, and/or find some way (surgical tubing or gas strut) to reduce the load on your arm.
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