wvmarle:
That's what happens when you leave details out. I assumed a rotating door.
from my initial post:
On my Uno-based prototype that i got working im using the L293D to drive the 28BYJ-48 5V Stepper motor to lift the door to the coop....
...The gear rate makes it perfectly capable of holding the door up after power switches off.
I thought that was clear, but i understand the confusion. It was a wall of text and those details are easily lost