<div dir="ltr">I have used a lot of pneumatic cylinders for this type of thing. Generally I avoid putting load on the shaft but for light loads and short strokes have done that. You can dial in the force and speed which is nice. <div><br></div><div>Jon<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">--<br>Jon Lagerquist<br>--</div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 5:23 PM Jon Ares via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 4:22 PM Joe via Stagecraft<br>
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> Regarding the 5 wire, I did a little more research. It seems the extra wires are so that one lock can trigger other locks. With this type, if you unlock one door from the outside using a key, all the other locks also unlock. I wonder if this sort of thing also introduces a delay.<br>
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Yeah, I figured that out, too... I'm contemplating just using 2-wire<br>
types, and a separate switch for each "gag."<br>
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