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[eedoga]

Thanks for the kind words.

As for paint, we'll have to wait and see how we are doing on weight and money. I think we will be fine...

Window motor connectors...We cut away the plastic last year and had a motor fail because the connector broke from being stressed. A search through this forum turned up the connectors via mouser.com. You have to get the plugs and the pins separately. They totaled under $2 a piece. (we went to NAPA first and they sold us connectors that didn't fit for $28 a piece...(we returned them only loosing shipping.)

http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/...yGCEJfow%3d%3d
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/...dZeQpqSw%3d%3d

We put some 2ton epoxy in the holes in the back of the plugs to keep things from pulling out.

So a few posts back there were questions about safety and our arm motor system. Here is what we came up with.




It is still possible to get a finger caught in there if you try really hard...We used 1/8th inch plexi and a bender to make an open backed cover. we will probably decorate it or something. The plastic protector stuff is still on there so when we peel that off the writing goes with it.

We will definitely be posting detailed tutorials on our electronics and pneumatics systems this weekend for anyone who is interested...

Hope this helps.

Edoga