Re: TouchPad

["Gareth Cook/STA/Lotus" <gcook@xxxxxxx>]

Sure - go to www.rswww.com

stock number is 389-5025 

Not sure if it it an actuator that takes
a voltage - I'm no expert...if not - i'm back to square one.

G.

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"Stuart Whyte" <stuart@xxxxxxx>
Today 12:40

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Gareth,

Do you have the RS part number for the solenoids??  Ive been looking
to do something like this for a while, but could never find the parts.

Cheers

Stuart


--- In ukha_d@y..., "Graham Howe" <graham@s...> wrote:
> Do you have Homevision or Comfort, if so then how about getting 
them to open
> it via infra red command, that would be very cool. Alternatively 
how about
> one of those momentary switches (sometimes called bell push or push
to
> make). Finally you could dispense with the electronic solution 
completely
> and use the magnetic 'push' catches that are often found behind the
glass
> doors on TV cabinets, this would allow push+hold to close, 
push+release to
> open with no visible handles.
> 
> Graham
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Gareth Cook/STA/Lotus [mailto:gcook@l...]
>   Sent: 22 March 2001 12:13
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Subject: [ukha_d] TouchPad
> 
> 
> 
>   Hi
> 
>   I have a hidden cupboard with all my AV gear. There will be a
side door,
> but as it's all in white, I want to not have handles to open it 
(grubby
> marks, etc - and look sbetter !). RS have some solenoid actuators I
can use
> to open to door electronically (a  little push rod when sent a
voltage) -
> but what I now want is a little touchpad you can press with your 
finger and
> can relay this voltage to the actuator...
> 
>   Anyone got any ideas on where to look ?
> 
>   Thanks !
> 
>   G.
>           Gareth Cook
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>         GeT IT Engineering,Networks,Security
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