RE: Fw: Controlling wooden venetian blinds...

["Steven Dickson" <sdickson@xxxxxxx>]

Title: RE: Fw: [ukha_d] Controlling wooden venetian blinds...

I was going to try to control vertical blinds with one of the motors that I had, part of a bulk purchase - same as Paul's, but after posting off all the others discovered that the one I had left was busted, on closer examination and having a play about the control cord turned out to be one of those metal types like for a sink plug, so just took the motor back. 

The motor was a 'old' model Swish Autoglide, it would probably do your job, torque stop was controlled by crimping a bit onto the cord.  The unit could be adjusted to accommodate various sizes of cords.  From memory when powered up it opened or closed.

Now all you have to do is find some?  They Originally came from Homebase as a discontinued line.

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 19 November 2001 11:04
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Fw: [ukha_d] Controlling wooden venetian blinds...

I only know of a couple, - the Butler Add-a-motor, and the Swish Motor. I
have a couple of the Swish ones, (still packed) that I'm planning to use in
the next few months. I've never seen/used the Butler one, but I believe a
couple of people on this list do....

Paul G.

>From: "Gareth Cook" <gcook@xxxxxxx>
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>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] Controlling wooden venetian blinds...
>Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 10:18:26 +0000
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>Yep - two continuous cords. You have a suggestion for a particular motor ?
>Dont need remote control - I'd have to use a powerfash motor to x10 it.
>
>G.
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>----- Forwarded by Gareth Cook/UK/IBM on 19/11/2001 10:16 -----
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>Is the pull cord a continuous loop, or is it 2 seperate "ends" of cord? -
>several curtain motors are available for continuous loop cords. Even if
>its
>currently 2 ends, you should be able to join them to make it into a loop,
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>you just have to make sure the join is in aplace where it can travel
>freely
>without getting fouled in the mechanisms. I guess blind cords don't need
>*that* much travel anyway?...
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>Paul G.
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> >From: "Gareth Cook" <gcook@xxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >Subject: [ukha_d] Controlling wooden venetian blinds...
> >Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 09:16:19 +0000
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> >All
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> >I'd like to automate my wooden blinds - thing is they dont have the
> >rotating control to close them. It has a string pull for both the
> >open/close and lift.
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> >Has anyone already done this ? Homesser/Sunset/X10 seems to be a good
> >combo ! The curtain control on letsautoate seem to only work with the
> >rotating control.
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> >Thanks
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> >G.
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> >Gareth Cook
> >Senior Engineering Specialist
> >EMEA ED, IBM SWG
> >Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
> >Office:  +44 (0) 1784 445 166
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