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Linear actuators? - cwl1979 - 09-23-2024

Has anyone tried to update their coach bay doors using linear actuators instead of the gas struts? I was thinking, if if replaced the struts with linear actuators and then drilled a hole for a push button open close, that would be pretty cool. 
push a button on the door you want to open and it opens. Push the button again and it closes. I could take the power from the power locks and run the actuators is what i was thinking.
Thoughts?

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RE: Linear actuators? - Jack Houpe - 09-24-2024

Carl my experience with them they are very slow, just think of your bed actuator and how slow it is. I thought about taking ours out and just put a stick there to prop it up.

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RE: Linear actuators? - HoosierDaddy - 09-24-2024

I’m using a linear actuator for the large drawer I built under our bed. It works ok and holds the drawer closed during travel. It would be nice to find something that is an improvement over the gas struts. A LA would require different brackets. The current set up “over-centers” when in the closed position.

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RE: Linear actuators? - Jack Houpe - 09-25-2024

Carl another thing to consider is failure in the closed position, not sure how you could get the door open.

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RE: Linear actuators? - cwl1979 - 09-25-2024

(09-25-2024, 06:15 AM)Jack Houpe Wrote:  Carl another thing to consider is failure in the closed position, not sure how you could get the door open.

That's a good point, I wonder what Newell is using on their new coaches. They have a sweet push button to open them up like the rear doors of a Tesla model X. But they also have a manual override.

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