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Hi all,
Haven't designed my drop weight mechanism yet, but
are toying with the
idea of using electromagnets.
Was looking at some gate holding magnets that had a
holding force of 1200 lb &
a draw of only 500mA off 12V. They were a tad
expensive so will look for an alternative.
The positives I see are that the system would
be easy to put together, (possibly with multiple
magnets for making the
weights more manageable), & you could drop your
weights very quickly. The negatives are you would not want to turn the power off before
you were on land & you would need a system
of locking the weights in place for transport
or alternatively remove them.
Is this system used elsewhere, any
thoughts??
Alan
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