Power Windows
If you own any fairly recently manufactured car you probably have a set of power windows already and the only time you really replace them is if that pesky kid next door decided it was smart to play baseball in the front yard. It's not until you don't have something that you realize how you take it for granted. Power windows are found in the
manual window crank. Considering all you have to do is push the little button, the system behind it does a lot of work.
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Lift Me Up
* The lifting mechanism not only opens and closes the window physically through a series of gears but it locks it in place so you can't force it to move.
* The major parts are an
spur gear. When they work in combination they move the door windows up and down.
* Most electric motors work using a standard magnetic process. This is the same kind of device you'd find in a toy and other automated objects. The
passenger's side motor.
* The reason the window cannot be forced open is because of the worm gear. The worm can move the gear part of it when the motor is running but it can't reverse and have the gear rotate the worm. In other words, when the motor stops running it will lockgears'>helical gears are used.
* Note that if you're having any problems with this system you can get a
rocker switches. The rocker switches are more common on modern cars.
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It's A Live Wire
* The switch and wire system sends the signal to the electric motors in each window.
* A basic system wires the windows through the doors. The separate window setSwitch'>switch you push, up or down, the corresponding connector will get the signal from the positive line and move the motor. The other connector will disconnect from the positive charge.
* Now, with advanced systems you'll have even more fun trying to understand it. A lot of the really techie cars that have buttons for
central body controller. This computerized thing is in charge of things like windows, lights and locks. If a switch is pressed it sends a signal to the central body controller. The controller will get the charge from the battery and send it to the window motor in response.
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Feature Packed Mayhem
Some cars have features that we either love and can't live without or hate with a fiery passion.
* Automatic Up/Down is a polarizing feature. Either it will ease your mind or drive you insane. If you wanted to close the window quickly because it's freezing outside or open the window because you're sticking to the leather this feature is fantastic. If you just want to inch the window a little to increase or decrease the flow of air you could end up fuddling with it for ten minutes trying to make it stop moving up or down and get it just right. It's kind of like playing a game called "Will It Stop?"
* Two lovable features are
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