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Re: Quick release mechanism

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Originally Posted by joeyf213 View Post
My team was wondering if any one knew of a good electronic quick release mechanism. We found the R4-EM from southco, but cannot find out if these are legal or not.
Seems to be Not legal--it appears to have its own motor. However, you could replace the motor and have it be legal.

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if you have a better method all ideas would be fantastic. (It needs to be able to be fired more than once in a single run.)
Servo pulling a pin.
Solenoid actuator.
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