Re: Need speed switch for DIY funicular/hillside elevator

[Nick Hull <nhull@xxxxxxx>]

In article <1162098544.821564.137120@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
 astutesolutions@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Les, thanks.  The fixed cable with a spring clamp is something I
> thought of, the only problem is that the deadman switch wouldn't work
> because part of the design is that there is a call button at the top
> and bottom to recall the cart in the event it is at the opposite end.

The spring clamp would work fine, as long as you lock it open when you
leave the cart.  You don't need much of a safety when the cart is empty,
only when people are inside, and then it would be a 'deadman' clamp.

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