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From: mott@malibu.sfu.ca (Jennifer Anne Mott)
Subject: Opening/Closing Actuators
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Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1993 03:11:45 GMT
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Hello

I'm trying to find some kind of actuator that could be used to both open and
close something shaped vaguly like the petals of a flower.

I'd prefer something that would move from one state to the other (i.e. from
opening to closing) WITHOUT having to "reverse" or change the inputs.  (sort
of like the auto reverse on a tape deck automatically starts to play in the
other direction without human intervention.  Here I want something that does
that without "electronic" intervention ... if that makes any sense)

I really haven't the faintest where to even start looking, or what to start
looking at.  If anyone has some ideas I'd like to hear them.

Feel free to post or e-mail

Thanks to any who can help.

-=Jenni Mott=-
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