[TriEmbed] Question concerning a mechanical release

[Jeffrey Crews]

Could you not use an electromagnet? With an solid state relay you could
control as big a one as you'd need.

jsc


On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 6:57 PM, Lucas Rumney <lrrumney at ncsu.edu> wrote:

> I am trying to make something that would achieve the following end:
>
> raspberry pi being able to release a weight on a string.
>
> My idea was that the pi could send a signal to disengage some kind of
> clamp and release the weight, but I am not sure what kind of clamp or what
> I should use here?
>
> Does anyone have any better ideas how to release a weight on a string
> controlled by a pi?
>
> Thanks, I can't attend this meeting because of my courseload, but I still
> want to participate in general discussions.
>
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