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Re: Lowering the voltage on a spike

yea, you're not gonna be able to do it with out using a PWM.
basically it goes like this:
spike = on/off switch
pwm = dimmer

you're only other option is to play with the gear ratios (smaller gear, sprocket, pulley, w.e. on the window motor and/or larger gear, sprocket, pulley, w.e. on whatever is being driven.

probably, the easiest thing to do is to swap the spike for a pwm
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