Re: Electric Piston

["Bob La Londe" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Frank Olson" <Use-the-email-links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ZA9Qi.36533$th2.18340@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Bob La Londe wrote:
>> Yeah!  Laugh!  I have seen them called that before.  I have an
>> application for a small electric piston or actuator with a straight
>> throw of about 1 1/2 inches.  12VDC powered would be preferred as
>> there is excess capacity available on the other systems in place in
>> that part of the premise.  Small size would be best.  I would like to
>> bury it insie a rather narrow chunk of wood so that the piston only
>> comes out into "open space" when actuated.  It only needs to be able
>> to exert a couple pounds of force, and a slow start would be best, but
>> given that price may be an issue a buffer could be added in the
>> application to reduce initial force of contact.
>>
>> Suggestions?
>>
>> Bob La Londe
>> I am not a sock puppet
>>
>
>
> Does an "electric bolt" figure in somehow??
>
> http://www.sdcsecurity.com/category.aspx?id=4

That might work, but the configuration is not exactly what I was looking
for.  Also, think fail safe rather than fail secure.

Bob La Londe
I am not a sock puppet



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