opening/closing miniblinds

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'miniblind%20motor'WorthingtonDistribution has this ready made motorized solution fromAuto Tilt for you for $44: actually found it on the Smarthome site but it shows as discontinued.Enlarging the picture there revealed the AutoTilt brand name and asearch for that found it at Worthington. Enjoy!>

I'm looking for a way to open/close my miniblinds..i'm not so> concerned about pulling them up/down, but just something to actuate> the rod part that rotates the blinds into open/closed positions...>> smarthome seems to offer a variety of vertical blind and drapery> solutions, but nothing for horizontal miniblinds... I know some> manufacturers offer all in one solutions where the blinds and the>

motor are all one piece, but i'm looking for an add-on solution to> activate my existing miniblinds.>> is anyone aware of a commercial product to handle this? i built a> custom solution using lego mindstorms, but i'm looking for something>

with a bit more durability.

'miniblind%20motor'WorthingtonDistribution has this ready made motorized solution fromAuto Tilt for you for $44: actually found it on the Smarthome site but it shows as discontinued.Enlarging the picture there revealed the AutoTilt brand name and asearch for that found it at Worthington. Enjoy!>

I'm looking for a way to open/close my miniblinds..i'm not so> concerned about pulling them up/down, but just something to actuate> the rod part that rotates the blinds into open/closed positions...>> smarthome seems to offer a variety of vertical blind and drapery> solutions, but nothing for horizontal miniblinds... I know some> manufacturers offer all in one solutions where the blinds and the>

motor are all one piece, but i'm looking for an add-on solution to> activate my existing miniblinds.>> is anyone aware of a commercial product to handle this? i buil t a> custom solution using lego mindstorms, but i'm looking for something> with a bit more durability.

What are you using for a Newsreader, Bruce?? There's no spacing in your reply.

'miniblind%20motor'Worthington Distribution has this ready made motorized solution fromAuto Tilt for you for $44: found it on the Smarthome site but it shows as discontinued.Enlarging the picture there revealed the AutoTilt brand name and asearch for that found it at Worthington. Enjoy!

You could interface the wireless remote to a computer controlled relay fairly easily. In fact, I do that to operate my front gate and and outside awning. Because wiring to these locations was a PITA I just ran leads from the remote control to a relay. When my automation program calls for the awning to go up or down the appropriate relay is momentaritly operated to, in essence, press the button on the remote.

'miniblind%20motor'> Worthington Distribution has this ready made motorized solution

'miniblind%20motor'>> Worthington Distribution has this ready made motorized solution