I'll have a look at it. Drop it by sometime.
-Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: "kenneth parker" <elkeni@mac.com>
To: "(-Phil-)" <listacct@mindfart.com>
Cc: <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 4:15 AM
Subject: [Peugeot-L] Re: off topic. microswitches
> Phil.
> Did you get the post that I sent you about repairing my Alpine CD
> shuttle? CD's get stuck in the unit and I get an error message that
> keeps me from changing or removing the CD. I have been told that it
> needs a micro switch. I was wondering if I could interest you in
> having a look at it. The unit is out of the car and, assuming you are
> still near Ashby, I live not too far from you.
> Thanks,
> Ken
>
> On Jan 12, 2006, at 11:45 AM, (-Phil-) wrote:
>
>> Hi Ken,
>>
>> The Peugeot motors are all badly engineered, and are just plain
>> underpowered. This goes not only for the Power Windows, but things
>> like the Windshield Wiper Motor also are crappy. Makes me think they
>> hired an engineer whose previous job was making clock motors!
>>
>> After a miserable first attempt at speeding up just one of the power
>> window motors in the '87 STX I used to have, (I rewound the motor) I
>> ended up solving it once and for all with a beefy homemade DC to DC
>> converter (switching boost converter) in the fusebox to provide an
>> accessory bus that was adjustable. I hooked several of the
>> underperforming loads to it to improve their performance; The Power
>> windows/sunroof, the Windshield wipers, Seat Heaters, and the rear
>> window defroster. I think I had it set to around 20 volts, and it
>> made everything run beautifully. I had to remove the little bulbs in
>> some of the switches, but I replaced them with LEDs. The bulbs in the
>> power window switches never last anyway.
>>
>> As I said, this was my second attempt at doing something to help the
>> molasses-motors. My first was a re-winding attempt. It helped a tiny
>> bit, but not enough to be worth the immense amount of effort. Being
>> an Electrical Enginner, the obvious final solution was simply MORE
>> POWER!
>>
>> It was the only Peugeot I've ever had that could actually beat the
>> speed of a Corvette. (Power Window Speed, that is! ;-)
>>
>> And this electrical boost along with my seat heater hack (posted a
>> long time ago to the list), produced a very nice seat heating system.
>> I had to add an extra button to select low/high voltage for the
>> heaters after I discovered that the seat heaters (running at 20v with
>> no thermostat) would really roast your ass in short order! At 12v
>> though, they self-regulate beautifully.
>>
>> I also (big suprise) broke a sunroof cable sheath right after I did
>> this, but that has happened on every sunroof-equipped 505 I've ever
>> owned, so I was prepared. I have a hack for that too! :-)
>>
>> The only downside was that it Didn't have enough power to run the
>> Wipers AND a power window when the Rear-Window Defroster was on. (It
>> would shut down to protect itself) You could probably also get away
>> with a much smaller converter is you only were powering the
>> windows/wiper.
>>
>> -Phil
>> ----- Original Message ----- Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:15:38 -0800
>> From: kenneth parker <elkeni@mac.com>
>> Subject: sluggish window motors (84 505 STI)
>>
>> The rear power window motors and sunroof motor in my 84 505 STI are
>> very sluggish. I had thought of mixing a batch of half WD-40 and half
>> Metamucil to remedy the problem, but am appealing to the list first to
>> see if anyone out there has any remedies. I have several questions
>> which are:
>> 1. Might it be that the tracks for the windows are inhibiting
>> movement? If so, is there some way to lubricate the tracks.
>> 2. The same question for the sunroof, but where exactly does one
>> lubricate the sunroof and what should I use?
>> 3. If it is not the tracks do I have to remove and pull apart the
>> window and sunroof motors, or is there a way to lubricate them without
>> disassembling the motors?
>> Thanks,
>> Ken
>>
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