Anyone know what kind of motorization is used in this ipad install?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcDFe5Og93Q
It appears to snap open and closed quickly. Couldn't figure out what they used to acomplish that. I have tried contacting them through email a few times and just never heard back.
ok. Another question, just going over this in my head. What if you put less volts to it than 12? Like just say half, 6v? What would that do, do you think?
I'll just get a couple and experament! Nevermind!
under volting an actuator will just make it weaker. you can use a regular motor with a triangular shaped sprocket. that way you can just put it on a momentary button and you wouldnt even need to switch the polarity to close it. you would just need a spring that pulls it closed. that way when the motor turns the tip of the triangle pushes the panel open, and when the sprocket reaches the flat side, it will close..
:) just an idea
I will doing this in an install in a few weeks. I will post pictures and hopefully a how to (as long as it turns out ok). It will be going in an 07 Avalanche. It looks like what I will do is sink the double din in about half an inch and put the ipad mount in front. After watching the video a few times I think I only need one actuator and will put the left side on a swivel. Still not sure on the best way to achieve the swivel motion. My thought is to just use 2 small hinges. If you have an idea on how to pull that off let me know.
Doug Bernards said:
under volting an actuator will just make it weaker. you can use a regular motor with a triangular shaped sprocket. that way you can just put it on a momentary button and you wouldnt even need to switch the polarity to close it. you would just need a spring that pulls it closed. that way when the motor turns the tip of the triangle pushes the panel open, and when the sprocket reaches the flat side, it will close..
:) just an idea
Could you give us more info on the triangular shape sprocket?