[Noisebridge-discuss] 2169 door

[Josh Myer]

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 2:29 PM, Jonathan Lassoff <jof at thejof.com> wrote:

> Excerpts from Dr. Jesus's message of Mon Oct 26 14:16:59 -0700 2009:
> > More specifically, when the control pod downstairs energizes the
> > electric strike for more than, say, two minutes continuously, I can
> > perceive a smell like melting vinyl coming from the welded enclosure
> > where the strike solenoid is housed.
>
> So is this an issue with the control system downstairs? Any idea why
> sometimes if I trigger the strike, it buzzes for 5-10 seconds as
> expected, and other times it buzzes for 30+ seconds?
>
>
Sounds like a slightly sticky relay.  It'll probably get stuck in the on
position permanently in the next few years, which is always exciting (and
often in the "smells like fire" sort of way).

And, for the record, my concern re: DDoS is, of course, a joke.  Does anyone
actually send serious messages to the list anymore?

(Well, okay, the kudos was serious.  I'm really happy with the new latch
mechanism.)
-- 
Josh Myer 650.248.3796
josh at joshisanerd.com
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