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(Message started by: pedropedro on Mar 30^th, 2007, 9:27pm)

Title: electric window failure
Post by pedropedro on Mar 30^th, 2007, 9:27pm

my drivers window suddenly stopped after pressing the one touch ...went half way then refused to budge up or down

after 30 secs started working again........wonder if it was the memeory module having a glitch and cleared itself or is it likely to be the motor...anyone come across this ?

john

Title: Re: electric window failure
Post by harry.m1byt on Mar 30^th, 2007, 9:37pm

The window motors have a temperature sensor built into them, to protect them from damage. Run them up and down too frequently in a short space of time, or hold the switch down too long and they will overheat failing to work until they cool down again. Was that the first time you had operated the window?

Title: Re: electric window failure
Post by pedropedro on Mar 30^th, 2007, 9:44pm

yes first time.......just pressed to drop it down ...stopped halfway ...all others worked fine......if it was contact issue would have made a half hearted attempt after a dozen or so presses....seemed after 30 secs of not using recovered

guess i have to find out...is there any way of manually getting them up if it fails ,,,,,,short of taking door panel off

Title: Re: electric window failure
Post by v4-max on Mar 30^th, 2007, 9:59pm

if it fails try the global closure, if that works then suspect a dodgy switch.

Title: Re: electric window failure
Post by harry.m1byt on Mar 30^th, 2007, 10:04pm

on 03/30/07 at 21:44:01, pedropedro wrote:

It sounds like the motor protection (30 sec), rather than a contact problem. I would ignore it the first time and see if it happens again. You might try deliberately triggering the protection - run the window up and down continueously. After may be three or four up/downs it should stop - then start working around 30 seconds later.

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guess i have to find out...is there any way of manually getting them up if it fails ,,,,,,short of taking door panel off

The only way is to take the door panel off, so best carry whatever is needed to do that just in case.

Title: Re: electric window failure
Post by pedropedro on Mar 30^th, 2007, 10:18pm

thanks for ideas...will do as you suggested and initiate the overtemperature trip...tks