ezi-lift light hood

[Pablo]

Any one out there seen/made/devised/stolen the plans of... an ezi lift light hood, meaning one that you can grab a handle in the middle and the counter weight/ hinge/ pneumatics or whatever allows the hood to rise up 300 mm or so with a minimum of effort with the lights still on a horizontal plane??????????whew.... there must be a way...would be a boon on the larger tanks. I can't really use pendants in my case coz its a high raked exposed rafter ceiling. maybe crossover bars (X) at each end??? butcher a Laziboy chair?? any ideas any one???

[Pegasus]

Hi Pablo,

There was a query about doing this last year in the Salt Water Section, but I don't know if they ever completed it.

Raising the hood is a simple task if you are prepared to make a few changes..

Either... Mount some sort of guides to the ends of your tank..

Or... Mount some cantelevers to the wall..

Or... Mount a pulley lifting system from the roof.

The writer in the above query was seeking a source of power in the form of small motors.

I suggested using Power Screwdrivers.. as they are dirt cheap.. plus they are reversable for the up and down movement... and have the torque.

You would need limit switches to stop it at the desired point.. but again.. small micro switches or sensers are real cheap, and the choice is endless.

Bill.

[richms]

Perhaps you could mod some car boot stays in place to help with the lifting?

[DiverJohn]

Sounds like a job for monster garage???