Thread: Nitinol actuators
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Unread 16-12-2003, 12:30
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On to my 16th year in FRC
FRC #0696 (Circuit Breakers)
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Re: Nitinol actuators
We were going to use some nichrome (spelling) wire last year to burn through cord to release a spring mechanism. We got it working really well too. We even showed videos to FIRST of exactly what it did and how much smoke it produced and how we would contain the smoke and make sure there was no chance of fire, but they would not let us use it. It still is really cool stuff to play with though.
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