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Hi Gang,
Got a different question this time, not compressors. My neighbor has a 2018
Ford Escape with the power lift hatch. A couple of weeks ago she went someplace
and had the load something in the back of her car. She told them, "Don't close
the hatch, I will close it from in here!" Well guess what, they tried to close
the hatch. After that her hatch has had all kind of problems, not opening
correctly/completely, not closing correctly, etc. She tried to pull the fuse to
"reset" the controller for the power hatch.
I'm spent a lot of time doing internet searches for "how do they work",
"troubleshooting power lift hatches", etc. to no avail.
I'm wondering if anyone know what type technology they use for all these power
lift hatches?
I only way I can think of them working is with a linear actuactor. And I did
find an excellent video on linear actuactors and controlling them. But a linear
actuactor is basically a long screw and a nut. As the screw turns the nut moves
either up or down.
If they are using a linear actuactor that can't be manually over riden. And I'd
assume that it would bend
either the hinges on the hatch or the actual hatch itself. And I can't believe
that a manufacturer would build something like that into a car. Every one is
used to pulling down on a hatch or a trunk. So it seems to me that having
someone helping you load your car with anything is likely to try and manually
close your hatch/trunk.
So anyone know if these things are really linear actuactors or what they are?
Untill my neighbor desides to replace hers, I don't have one to cut open and
look inside. :)
TIA,
John
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<p class="default-style">Hi Gang,</p>
<p class="default-style">Got a different question this time, not compressors.
My neighbor has a 2018 Ford Escape with the power lift hatch. A couple of weeks
ago she went someplace and had the load something in the back of her car. She
told them, "Don't close the hatch, I will close it from in here!" Well guess
what, they tried to close the hatch. After that her hatch has had all kind of
problems, not opening correctly/completely, not closing correctly, etc. She
tried to pull the fuse to "reset" the controller for the power hatch.</p>
<p class="default-style">I'm spent a lot of time doing internet searches for
"how do they work", "troubleshooting power lift hatches", etc. to no avail.</p>
<p class="default-style">I'm wondering if anyone know what type technology
they use for all these power lift hatches?</p>
<p class="default-style">I only way I can think of them working is with a
linear actuactor. And I did find an excellent video on linear actuactors and
controlling them. But a linear actuactor is basically a long screw and a nut.
As the screw turns the nut moves either up or down.</p>
<p class="default-style">If they are using a linear actuactor that can't be
manually over riden. And I'd assume that it would bend<br>either the hinges on
the hatch or the actual hatch itself. And I can't believe that a manufacturer
would build something like that into a car. Every one is used to pulling down
on a hatch or a trunk. So it seems to me that having someone helping you load
your car with anything is likely to try and manually close your hatch/trunk.</p>
<p class="default-style">So anyone know if these things are really linear
actuactors or what they are? Untill my neighbor desides to replace hers, I
don't have one to cut open and look inside. :)</p>
<p class="default-style">TIA,</p>
<p class="default-style">John</p>
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