VW Eos

[amalventano1 at tds.net (Allyn)]

I read in the article about the switches being replaced with hall-effect sensors.  No moving parts, at least for sensing, should
increase reliability by a pretty high margin.
Al 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Utley [mailto:fahrvergnugen@cox.net] 
> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 10:28 AM
> To: 'Nate Mellom'
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: RE: VW Eos
> 
> My bad Mark, thanks for the corrections...
> 
> David
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nate Mellom [mailto:doubt@inwave.com]
> Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 9:19 PM
> To: David Utley
> Cc: 'Mark Bednarz'; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: VW Eos
> 
> but I DO know that I am highly skeptical of the longevity of
> > this car.  45 motors?  Planned Obsolesence is not just for 
> CD players 
> > anymore...
> 
> 
> Nope, like I said, the Lexus SC430 retractable hardtop uses 
> 45-some-odd motors and actuators, the top on the Eos uses 
> about 10.  Much less comlicated, and more likely to a) last 
> longer, and b) stay parallel with itself to properly close.  
> From the sounds of it, the Lexus top (and
> others) suffer from poor design and complex cabling, the top 
> ends up closing off kilter (one side closes faster, slower, 
> or just a little
> different) from the other, causing problems.  The Eos top was 
> engineered as simple as possible to minimize these kinds of 
> problems.  Eliminate? 
> Doubt it, but it should be more reliable than other 
> retractable hardtops on the market.
> 
> Nate
> 
> 
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