A major considerations when selecting an auto chicken door is the mechanical process used to open and close the door.
There are many ingenious designs ranging in methods including cables and pulleys, gears and Rube Goldberg automatic chicken coop doors.
Although these methods may work, challenges tend to surface using these methods which may compromise the safety of your hens.
We designed our automatic doors for chicken coops to keep it simple, yet effective. A high-torque gear motor is connected directly to a 5/8 inch Acme threaded Screw - Worm Drive.
The screw - worm drive is connected directly to the door.
This design provides a simple, yet effective means by which to open and close the door and keep predators out of the coop at night. The simple design also makes it virtually maintenance free.
The drive motor is just as important. We use a continuous duty high torque DC gear motor in our coop doors.
The gear motor drive consumes very little power when operating and is an ideal solution for our solar door for chicken coop.
When choosing an automatic chicken coop door it is important to consider the long-term viability of the solution.
A general "rule of thumb" used in many manufacturing and consumer product scenarios:
More Moving Parts = More Chance of Failure
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Coop Tender Automatic Chicken Coop Door = 1 Moving Part
Coop Tender Automatic Chicken Coop Door has one moving part. It works on the same principle as a linear actuator.
The screw - worm drive is the only moving part in our automatic doors for chicken coops. We believe that this type of design is imperative to long-term dependability.
When comparing automatic chicken coop doors, consider the long term viability of the mechanical design.
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