AFT lifting speed

[redrocket]

I have not owned my bongo for as long as many of tou on here so maybe you can shed some light on this for me. My AFT lifts up the roof really quite slowly and was wondering if this is just a thing with bongos or are my motors are on the way out in which case ill just replace them?

[rita]

How long does it take .(to get it up)

[mikeonb4c]

Are you doing it with engine running (you should, and it's a lot slower engine off)

[Bongolia]

How long does it take .(to get it up)

RITA Really! Behave

[g8dhe]

Mine goes up in less than 20 seconds, can you beat that ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOdxmvxyJco&t=6s

[Bongolia]

Nope! Just done the Aero @ 28 secs.
Interesting video I didn't realise there were templates on BF for that.

[Bob]

Engine running is the main thing.

[redrocket]

Ive always had the engine running as ive seen the amperage rating for the motors... Its just seems slow...mine is a little slower around the same time as bongolia im guessing.. I will time it. Guess im just being impatient....30 seconds can seem like a long time when you have your finger on the button

[Bob]

Not timed it, but 30 seconds sounds ok to me.

Its not unusual to have to 'help' the roof up the last little bit, gentle push from inside.

[redrocket]

I timed it earlier at 32 seconds...guess im just impatient....so what mods does one need to get from 0 to finish in 20seconds lol

To be honest id never saw any other roof mechanism lift up before so was just curious if the speed was normal which it obviously is

[mikeonb4c]

I timed it earlier at 32 seconds...guess im just impatient....so what mods does one need to get from 0 to finish in 20seconds lol

To be honest id never saw any other roof mechanism lift up before so was just curious if the speed was normal which it obviously is

Bongos are all about not rushing

[g8dhe]

The gas struts were replaced about a month ago so thats probably the trick to getting it up fast

[Bob]

Ah, so that's your secret, Geoff.

[BigPanzer]

But surely the way to tell if your erectile equipment is working satisfactorily is to also time it on deflation and see how this time compares to the time taken to get it up. If it flops down much quicker than it goes up then you might need the same type of surgery Geoff has had. If the times taken are roughly similar then you are probably fairly normal taking into consideration age and correct pulling of the rigid thing positioned front centre (if this is not done, you won't be able to get it up at all). If, on the other hand it goes up very quickly the moment the magic button is touched and only goes down slowly, accompanied by a faint sigh from the adjacent circular orifice then you either (A) have problems and you need to see your Bongo doctor ... or .... (B) are telling porkies.

Peter

[Bob]

Its all in the angle of the dangle...