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by Valtercw
Mon Aug 17, 2020 10:04 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Squiffy Roof!
Replies: 34
Views: 11761

Re: Squiffy Roof!



Thanks guys, that's good to know!.

As I don't have children yet, perhaps I could use the hole to pass some beers to my friends "upstairs" :lol:

Very informative overall :D



Wouldn't do that, they'll be waking you up to come down for a pee. :lol:


Haha that's a good point Bob!. :lol:
by Valtercw
Mon Aug 17, 2020 6:49 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Squiffy Roof!
Replies: 34
Views: 11761

Re: Squiffy Roof!

Good stuff, I may do the same. Thanks for the tips. :)
by Valtercw
Mon Aug 17, 2020 6:32 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Squiffy Roof!
Replies: 34
Views: 11761

Re: Squiffy Roof!

Thanks guys, that's good to know!.

As I don't have children yet, perhaps I could use the hole to pass some beers to my friends "upstairs" :lol:

Very informative overall :D
by Valtercw
Mon Aug 17, 2020 4:48 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Squiffy Roof!
Replies: 34
Views: 11761

Re: Squiffy Roof!

Hi g8dhe, thanks for letting me know, and you're absolutely right. I'm aware to never run one motor on its own. Now everything makes a lot more sense. The safety switches are key to keep the system healthy. Just one more question, what's the whole on the left-hand-side near the glass for? it looks ...
by Valtercw
Mon Aug 17, 2020 4:02 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Squiffy Roof!
Replies: 34
Views: 11761

Re: Squiffy Roof!

Hi Sandstone, thanks for the info.

I'll follow the electrical diagram to find the right connections and probably connect the 12v to the "open" signal to the motors simultaneously as you've suggested and hopefully, it will work straight away. Also, figure it out what's the best way to keep it safe ...
by Valtercw
Mon Aug 17, 2020 1:06 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Squiffy Roof!
Replies: 34
Views: 11761

Re: Squiffy Roof!

PS. Thanks for sending the diagram, that really helps!.
by Valtercw
Mon Aug 17, 2020 1:04 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Squiffy Roof!
Replies: 34
Views: 11761

Re: Squiffy Roof!

Hi Geoff, thanks for the quick reply.

Actually I think I haven't got the control computer, except it is inside the roof somewhere. What the control computer actually controls?, the speed of the motor, any sensors? As it is a conversion, I was thinking to bypass the safety system like the handbreak ...
by Valtercw
Mon Aug 17, 2020 10:54 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Squiffy Roof!
Replies: 34
Views: 11761

Re: Squiffy Roof!

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and stuck with an AFT project. I know it's an old tread, but worth asking. My wife and I have a Mercedes Sprinter as a DIY campervan. We got a AFT with the old Bongo metal frame attached to the fiber glass top. That was cut at the wrecking place where we bought it ...

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