Do I really need a limit switch?
In a previous thread I described how my slide quit working when I tried to retract it, and I tracked the problem to a limit switch. Replacing that limit switch appears to be a gigantic PITA, and t...
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Mine doesn't have limit switches, just two big chunks of angle iron that the slide rack is supposed to stop against withe the motor stalled.
But the motor was strong enough to pop off one of the angle irons. I haven't replaced it. But it was *not* the stop protecting the slide from going out too far. If it was, I might have replaced it. Don't want the slide pushed out onto the ground!:E
So I'm just careful bringing the slide in. And out for that matter. Hitting the stops doesn't seem like such a good idea anymore.
But the motor was strong enough to pop off one of the angle irons. I haven't replaced it. But it was *not* the stop protecting the slide from going out too far. If it was, I might have replaced it. Don't want the slide pushed out onto the ground!:E
So I'm just careful bringing the slide in. And out for that matter. Hitting the stops doesn't seem like such a good idea anymore.
