Re: Electric door bump thingie

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That's what I was thinking...a trunk release solenoid.
Yep..on the relay...I got it all figured out except to find a suitable
solenoid ... or another way to do it if anyone had a better idea

thanks
!


"Frank Olson" <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Crash Gordon wrote:
| > Working on a custom maglock project. I need something like a 12v
solenoid to
| > "bump" a hidden door opened after the maglock releases. There's no
visible
| > means of opening the door from outside the room. Just has to bump the
door
| > opened enough so you can grab the door to open it.
| >
| > Or..any other ideas?
| >
| >
|
|
| Sure.  The door unlock solenoid from a car would probably do the trick.
|  And it's 12 Volts too.
|
| http://www.a1electric.com/mes.htm
|
| You could use the normally open/normally closed contacts on a relay to
| handle both the maglock "unlock" and the door push solenoid functions
| (same side of the relay).
|