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Mine will stop if something gets in the way or bumps it. The ones I had at work before COVID were the same and made by a different company. As another user said
by deelowe 5y ago
Mine will stop if something gets in the way or bumps it. The ones I had at work before COVID were the same and made by a different company. As another user said though, they can be a real pinch hazard. Had one cut a cable once.
- neilv 5y agoDo you think that particular model would still stop, if some DIY hack had "hotwired" the button inputs to its controller?
- adamjb 5y agoWhy would its behaviour change? The hotwire is just replacing the button. The desk would react the same way if a human hit the button
- neilv 5y agoI don't know. For example, would the mechanism that stops the motor on resistance work properly in a given product model, if (from its perspective) the human was holding down the button, or pushing the button repeatedly, even when there was an obstruction? Another thing I'd also look at, for a particular model, was how faithful the electrical/mechanical interfacing of the hack, and whether that had implications for system operation safety.
- deelowe 5y agoYes. I assembled the desk myself. The motor controller is a separate unit from the pin pad.
- m4rtink 5y agoSome standing desks require you to hold the button when they move, presumably so that they could skimp on the testing requirements and/or hardware needed to safely stop when the desk hits an obstruction. BTW, this is often totally undocumented (often blatantly on purpose) and you basically need to find a video review of the desk in question where you can see the desk move on its own or else it's not guaranteed it will do that & you will spend a ~minute every time you want to rise or lower the desk to the standing/sitting position.