Ratchet Switch under load

[Monochron]

Originally Posted by EricH

What? Worm gears don't unwind "easily" as a general rule of thumb. They don't backdrive well, generally speaking; you'd have to power the motor in reverse at top speed.

Re-read the second post I made describing it. The window motor is not directly attached to the winch, it would stay stationary during unwinding.

Originally Posted by Ginger Power

Make one, or have one made for you. We plasma cut a ratchet out of 1/4" mild steel. The ratchet works extremely well and can switch while under load. We obviously expect the ratchet to wear down rather quickly because of the material and switching under load. We plan on having a few replacements made out of a more durable material by our primary sponsor.

If we had infinite resources that is probably exactly what we would do. Sadly we don't have any contacts in companies/people with the equipment to do this. That is pretty impressing that you have that, being on a second year team yourself.