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I damn near made it work yesterday but ended up failing to get the coop door opener to work. The problem ended up being that the motor isn't strong enough or getting enough amps to pull the door up. I'm of the mind it is the shitty power supply so today the new one arrives and I will try the small motor again. I mean 5.25 pounds should be enough to pull the door up but the new much bigger NEMA 23 motor will for sure.

In the morning I got a pile of mud on the sheetrock and managed to largely feather the huge transition. I will check on it in a while but I am figuring it will take another day to fully dry with the thickness. It will get sanded and the final coat applied once it is dry.

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How does the coop door stay closed?

I have a gate latch that is operated by a servo that locks the door at night.

So 2 servos? Any reason why you went with that design VS guillotine style up down

Just one servo that lifts and lowers the latch handle. The door is below the opening side of the window so I don't want the door slid up and blocking it. If the door was in the middle of a windowless wall I would do the guillotine.

Oh gotcha. I figured you'd need a separate servo for the latch and another for the raising and lowering.