Re:Hardware Case Study: Why Lockitron Has Taken So Long To Ship
by matznerd on Monday July 14, 2014 @01:29AM
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Why do you obscure what technique they used?
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Re:Hardware Case Study: Why Lockitron Has Taken So Long To Ship
by noonespecial on Monday July 14, 2014 @02:21AM
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Didn't mean too. Its a small springloaded clutch about the circumference of an old American half-dollar coin. Its got a detent in it that allows the motor to "pick up" the bolt wherever it may be in the lock cycle as it goes by but isn't so stiff that it can't be defeated with the key.
If you're into RC is looks a lot like a "servo-saver".