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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / July 2005Electric Motors
How many electric motors does your car have? My '87 740 has 27 (unless I can think of any more). Higher spec., newer cars should easily be able to exceed this. 1 x starter motor 1 x windscreen wiper 1 x rear screen wiper 2 x headlight wipers 2 x screen wash bottle (front and rear) 1 x radio aerial 1 x cassette player 4 x window motors 5 x door/tailgate lock motors 1 x heater blower 4 x door mirror motors (2 in each) 2 x fuel pumps 1 x electric clock 1 x LPG/petrol actuator (as per conversion to LPG) Sometime soon I may be fitting one to the sunroof. I've not counted the speedo or rev counter, though I suppose these could be included on a technicality.  SignatureTSH For email, replace 'SpamOnlyToHere' with my initials >How many electric motors does your car have? My '87 740 has 27 >(unless I can think of any more). Higher spec., newer cars should [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >the speedo or rev counter, though I suppose these could be included on >a technicality. Idle control valve on mine is a true DC motor. Regards, Boris Mohar Got Knock? - see: Viatrack Printed Circuit Designs (among other things) http://www.viatrack.ca Door/locks are solenoids, 3 seat motors in my driver seat 1 sunroof motor 2 radiator fans 945-93 295000kms >How many electric motors does your car have? My '87 740 has 27 >(unless I can think of any more). Higher spec., newer cars should [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >the speedo or rev counter, though I suppose these could be included on >a technicality. >Door/locks are solenoids, Are you sure about this? I'm surprised that your 940 should be different to my 740 on this detail. >3 seat motors in my driver seat >1 sunroof motor >2 radiator fans > >945-93 295000kms SignatureTSH For email, replace 'SpamOnlyToHere' with my initials Absolutely sure, cause I had to open the panel to install a remote ! Stewart Hargrave a écrit: >>Door/locks are solenoids, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> >>945-93 295000kms > >Door/locks are solenoids, > > Are you sure about this? I'm surprised that your 940 should be > different to my 740 on this detail. The "lock motors" on my 740 are solenoids as well, there's two of them that pull in on opposing sides of a lever, it's all one assembly and is technically a motor as is any other solenoid, they convert electrical energy into mechanical motion, solenoid is simply a subclass. >> >Door/locks are solenoids, >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >The "lock motors" on my 740 are solenoids as well, there's two of them that >pull in on opposing sides of a lever, OK. My experience is only with units that have little motors in them, as fitted to my current 740, and some earlier 200s >it's all one assembly and is >technically a motor as is any other solenoid, they convert electrical energy >into mechanical motion, solenoid is simply a subclass. FFS, it was just an mildly amusing distraction that I idled away a traffic jam with. I wasn't hoping for an exposition of subtle points of definition. Jeez... Volvo owners, eh? SignatureTSH For email, replace 'SpamOnlyToHere' with my initials > How many electric motors does your car have? My '87 740 has 27 > (unless I can think of any more). Higher spec., newer cars should [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > For email, replace 'SpamOnlyToHere' with my initials Don't overlook the motor that drives your odometer... >Don't overlook the motor that drives your odometer... 28. I'm thinking that a high spec. car with 3 way electric seats, interior mirror, convertable roof, self closing doors, DVD player, and any number of other things, may be able to exceed 50. SignatureTSH For email, replace 'SpamOnlyToHere' with my initials I seem to recall reading somewhere that the new Phaeton (VW) and Maybach (Mercedes) have over 100 individual motors each :-) ...... and probably way more computer power then most people had access to in the mid 90's >>Don't overlook the motor that drives your odometer... > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > mirror, convertable roof, self closing doors, DVD player, and any > number of other things, may be able to exceed 50. Lucky you don't have power seats!!! There's another 8 motors... >Don't overlook the motor that drives your odometer... Some of those 'motors' on your list may not be motors. I think one or two of them may be solinoids instead, mainly the Locks (unless you have one of those trunks that latch partly open then pull it the rest of the way closed), and the LP actuator might be one as well. (many are solinoids) Erik of Ekedahl > How many electric motors does your car have? My '87 740 has 27 > (unless I can think of any more). Higher spec., newer cars should [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > the speedo or rev counter, though I suppose these could be included on > a technicality. I have a DC fan to replace the (surprise!) non-functiong A/C. Signaturehttp://www.albany.net/~mjc1/index.html >Some of those 'motors' on your list may not be motors. I think one or two of >them may be solinoids instead Motors are motors in all cases. Solenoids not counted. SignatureTSH For email, replace 'SpamOnlyToHere' with my initials > How many electric motors does your car have? My '87 740 has 27 > (unless I can think of any more). Higher spec., newer cars should [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > For email, replace 'SpamOnlyToHere' with my initials The heat control valve and air distrubution are both controlled by motors on modern cars, not sure about how many. /Erik Lid?n >> How many electric motors does your car have? My '87 740 has 27 >> (unless I can think of any more). Higher spec., newer cars should [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > /Erik Lidén The only thing is, the more of them you have, the more there are to go wrong! Bill |
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