Thread: Van Door Motor Worm Gear
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Unread 13-02-2005, 22:00
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Re: Van Door Motor Worm Gear
It is not good to stall the motor at any amount of current. Have you tried the "brake" jumper on the Victor? That will help it hold a little more. As for altering the worm gear, I do believe that is not allowed. You should add an external worm gear or selectable (such as servo controlled) ratchet setup. One example I've see of a good simple ratchet was some team last year just took a sprocket and had a little lever bar that moved into the teeth to "jam" up" the system. This lever bar can be controlled by servo.
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