craig10114

so as of now 2 of my amps are going to come down from the wall almost in drawbridge effect...now a few ideas have been put out to do this cheaply but the most predominant one is to use a 1000 lb electric winch.

does anyone have any better ideas as to how this can be done so the amps go up and down smoothly and while keeping cost down

Playero

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Good Idea Craig!

MacAlert

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Get an actuator and mount the amps on tracks. I am assuming you mean something like this / \.

friendhasmax

actuator = expensive!

craig10114

acctuator = mucho expensive cant even touch that but no we are talking about doign something like this

l_

the amps will be mounted on the back of the wall and then with the push of a button they fold out to become visable

craig10114

and Playero Hey! i havnt seen you since that day at sears almost a year ago....wow was my car stock then

Luquire

where have you looked for motors

Maxima Dan

Are you talking about the same thing you mount on the bumper of a Jeep? Where would you mount that?

craig10114

hahahaha yes we are talking about the same thing you mount on the bumper but they make them in a much smaller scale, the one we are lookinginto is only 5inches long and is only meant for like 1000lb

ive mostly looked online for motors, a friend of mine does all that roboitics stuff so he knows some good places, the idea of buying ****ty drills and ripping their motors out came up 2

Maxima Dan

Type linear actuator into eBay. You might be suprised at what it turns up. I bet you can get one that will do what you need for pretty cheap. Select Products sells the rails and mounting stuff you need. Good luck and let us know what you decide on.

kpr10is

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just posting to subscribe to the thread cuz im thinking of doing something like this.

craig, if u get a chance, pm/IM me at kpr10is if you find a good way to do it

thanks

Kevin

jmax

The winches I have seen are more expensive than the actuators. But a couple pulleys and an antenna motor might also work. Or a window motor out of a junk yard. You could also use a spring or gas strut to raise the levers. And the motor to pull them back down.

I would worry more about how you will run the power wires efficiently. That's what makes motorization of amp racks such a waste. Looks cool but the power wires are long enough that you get another volt drop of resistance in those long power wires.