KirkEvil
02-28-2010, 03:08 PM
My electric cutout seized, and was stuck open for a week :evil:. Needless to say I was annoyed so I took everything apart.
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Cutout/IMGP0865.jpg
The rubber boot that was supposed to weather proof the motor did a pretty good job of collecting water. The inside of the wimpy motor supplied with the cutout grenaded :shock:. After opening it up, I was surprised it had no signs of failure before seizing up.
Anyway, I decided to upgrade to a bigger motor and show some pics of the inside of the gear box...
The Gear Box...
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Cutout/IMGP0868.jpg
The inside...
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Cutout/IMGP0869.jpg
Disassembled...
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Cutout/IMGP0870.jpg
Mini gear carnage...
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Cutout/IMGP0875.jpg
I pulled the gear off the old motor and pressed it onto the new one, but the shaft was longer so it needed to be shimmed...
Old vs new motor...
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Cutout/IMGP0873.jpg
New motor mounted...
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Cutout/IMGP0867.jpg
Shows new motor with gear engagement...
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Cutout/IMGP0874.jpg
Going back together, blue makes everything better...
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Cutout/IMGP0876.jpg
I didnt feel like getting raped by QTP for a controller, so I went with the radioshack special; DPDT switch (on the right)
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/IMGP0848.jpg
Since wiring cutouts can be confusing, I made a sweet diagram that may help some people out....
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Cutout/CutoutWiring.jpg
The new motor opens/closes the cutout valve in about 2 seconds as opposed to the stock motor which took about 6 seconds.
I also picked up a sound measuring device from the engineering building :twisted:: I run pacesetter LT's, ORY, and a hooker aerochamber. Measuring device held at passenger door, about 3 ft. from cutout.
Surrounding Noise: 55 dB
Idle cutout closed: 64 dB
Idle Cutout open: 96 dB
Hope somebody finds this stuff interesting.
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Cutout/IMGP0865.jpg
The rubber boot that was supposed to weather proof the motor did a pretty good job of collecting water. The inside of the wimpy motor supplied with the cutout grenaded :shock:. After opening it up, I was surprised it had no signs of failure before seizing up.
Anyway, I decided to upgrade to a bigger motor and show some pics of the inside of the gear box...
The Gear Box...
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Cutout/IMGP0868.jpg
The inside...
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Cutout/IMGP0869.jpg
Disassembled...
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Cutout/IMGP0870.jpg
Mini gear carnage...
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Cutout/IMGP0875.jpg
I pulled the gear off the old motor and pressed it onto the new one, but the shaft was longer so it needed to be shimmed...
Old vs new motor...
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Cutout/IMGP0873.jpg
New motor mounted...
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Cutout/IMGP0867.jpg
Shows new motor with gear engagement...
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Cutout/IMGP0874.jpg
Going back together, blue makes everything better...
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Cutout/IMGP0876.jpg
I didnt feel like getting raped by QTP for a controller, so I went with the radioshack special; DPDT switch (on the right)
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/IMGP0848.jpg
Since wiring cutouts can be confusing, I made a sweet diagram that may help some people out....
http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/Cutout/CutoutWiring.jpg
The new motor opens/closes the cutout valve in about 2 seconds as opposed to the stock motor which took about 6 seconds.
I also picked up a sound measuring device from the engineering building :twisted:: I run pacesetter LT's, ORY, and a hooker aerochamber. Measuring device held at passenger door, about 3 ft. from cutout.
Surrounding Noise: 55 dB
Idle cutout closed: 64 dB
Idle Cutout open: 96 dB
Hope somebody finds this stuff interesting.