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Old 05-02-2017, 12:17 PM   #47
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I may go hydraulic on this one.....with an electrically operated proportional valve with three preset speeds. One for slow opening (in case you just want to peek out the window), another speed for normal opening, and a third speed that is programmed for rapid opening ( in case you hear something outside the trailer in the middle of the night) The other option is to implement a joystick for control instead of buttons and preset values........then again, I might just cut a peephole in it.

BTW....thanks for the compliments. I think it will be a nice addition and it was pretty easy to do.
Be careful no rapid opening and closing of the blind, this may be viewed as "FLASHING" Do not want to risk loss of your trailer certification

On the technical side may want to add a sensor on the control side to ensure no one's head is against/out of the window ...
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