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Old 04-02-2013, 08:38 PM
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Baz,

I'm pretty sure that turning your (or almost any) dome would be much easier if two motors - installed on opposite sides of the dome - are used. The simple reason for this is that a balanced torque would be provided to the dome, whereas using just a single drive results in a lateral (sideways) force on the dome, pushing it over against one side.

To test this, just get a second person and try it by hand first.

A car winch would probably be absolute overkill.

Chris
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