DFRobot Electric Solenoid Lock

[Chris Savage]

I saw that link above, but reminds me of these annoying things.. lol

I'm having flashbacks to the movie, Damnation Alley from 1977!

Specifically, this scene! 

[JKnightandKARR]

I saw that link above, but reminds me of these annoying things.. lol

I'm having flashbacks to the movie, Damnation Alley from 1977!

Specifically, this scene! 

It's Fallout with bugs vs the Scorched n Ghouls. Lol

[Chris Savage]

It's Fallout with bugs vs the Scorched n Ghouls. Lol

This movie IS post-apocalypse, so yeah. Fits right into the "Fallout" theme, just from the 70s.

[JKnightandKARR]

It's Fallout with bugs vs the Scorched n Ghouls. Lol

This movie IS post-apocalypse, so yeah. Fits right into the "Fallout" theme, just from the 70s.

Cool, I just finished watching Fallout S1 on DVD last night.

[Chris Savage]

Cool, I just finished watching Fallout S1 on DVD last night.

And here I thought we were talking about the video games!    LOL

Back on the subject of these latches. I thought of another use for them in terms of kind of a reverse logic.

Many years ago (like 35+), we used to catch squirrels and pigeons using box traps, where the critter would go under the wooden box to get a treat and you would pull the rope, removing the stick that held the box up. Gravity would drop the box and you usually caught your critter.

Once in a while the squirrels would either get hit by the box, or escape altogether. It occurred to me that you could use these latches to release a spring-loaded door that closes, rather than releasing a door to open. It might be usable in a situation where you're trying to live-catch a critter. Just a thought. What do y'all think?

[JKnightandKARR]

Cool, I just finished watching Fallout S1 on DVD last night.

And here I thought we were talking about the video games!    LOL

Back on the subject of these latches. I thought of another use for them in terms of kind of a reverse logic.

Many years ago (like 35+), we used to catch squirrels and pigeons using box traps, where the critter would go under the wooden box to get a treat and you would pull the rope, removing the stick that held the box up. Gravity would drop the box and you usually caught your critter.

Once in a while the squirrels would either get hit by the box, or escape altogether. It occurred to me that you could use these latches to release a spring-loaded door that closes, rather than releasing a door to open. It might be usable in a situation where you're trying to live-catch a critter. Just a thought. What do y'all think?

That sounds viable option.