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Re: Electromagnetic gate latch?

Hi Al.

Thanks for the response. Yes, we can use a Spike especially if we only want one force pull on the electromagnet. We could even set up a rheostat to provide a second voltage for a second release force on the electromagnet. It would just be simpler to adjust if we could just wire a single path with a Jaguar.

I having trouble getting my head around the difference in the inductance created in a relatively large electromagnetic motor like the CIM versus that created by a relatively small electromagnet designed for use as a trailer brake and why a Jaguar would have more trouble with the inductance from the electric brake than from the CIM.

I'm sure there is a formula that I forgot 30 years ago that would put it all in to context- but it's escaping me at the moment.

I'm still waiting from a response from Luminary Micro.