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| Looking for an inexpensive Linear Actuator; Actuator Linear Louvre Control | |
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| Topic Started: Oct 16 2010, 08:41 PM (1,052 Views) | |
| Metro Fanatic | Oct 16 2010, 08:41 PM Post #1 |
 
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I'm looking for help finding an actuator with about a 6 inch stroke. I'm sealing the grill with louvered or shuttered flaps (not sure yet...early design) and I want to be able to open or close them on the fly. I see micro actuators online for about $120+ each! Yikes. I'm looking for about 10% that price. Anyone have any leads? Thanks |
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| HavsCritiria | Oct 16 2010, 08:46 PM Post #2 |
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Maybe you could find used ones on craigslist or such sites? I doubt RadioShack will have anything for less. |
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| Metro Fanatic | Oct 16 2010, 08:50 PM Post #3 |
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I checked eBay...expensive there too. May look at the shack but I was hoping to get a well built one. I realize, well built and cheap are always not in synch with each other. |
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| mjspiess | Oct 16 2010, 09:07 PM Post #4 |
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Hey Metro Fanatic, you ever see this post?: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/5th-generation-civic-hatchback-improving-aerodynamics-312-10.html This is what I had mentioned at GeoPalooza. It'd be a heck of a lot cheaper! Right now I'm running with a full lower grill block & have the gap between the hood & bumper open. It's doing just fine, but I have a different grill block I'll put on once summer comes back around to open up the A/C & radiator sides. |
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| Metro Fanatic | Oct 16 2010, 09:25 PM Post #5 |
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Mjspiess, Cool read, but I think i'm hooked on the electric piston ram right now. Love ecomodder though. |
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| mjspiess | Oct 16 2010, 09:44 PM Post #6 |
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Well, I'm eager to see what you come up with then! It'd be really cool if you could design it in such a way that it would automatically open once the car's temp hit a certain number like 212* & shut at 198*. I think the fan kicks on at 212* & shuts off at 198*. I think the car would cool down pretty quickly if this was the case. I have a manual switch to my fan & flip it on while decellerating or sitting at a stop if I feel like it needs to run a little cooler. |
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| poorman1 | Oct 17 2010, 08:06 AM Post #7 |
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http://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?item=5-1707-R&catname=electric 12 VDC RIGHT SIDE WINDOW ACTUATOR $19.95 Edited by poorman1, Oct 17 2010, 08:16 AM.
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| billy508 | Oct 17 2010, 02:11 PM Post #8 |
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 How about a windshield wiper motor and assembly. ? Cheap and  powerful. / |
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