Peter L. Peres wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, FalconWireless Tech Support - KF4HAZ wrote:
>
> >Does anyone know where I can find a solenoid with a long
> >throw and a goodly amount of torque?
>
> No, but I know that I usually use a geared motor with an excentric
> prod for such purposes. Works great. You can use a model

 Another choice:  servo  from crashed HDD.

For home use: PC HDD.
For big bells: PDP11 5-30 Mb HDD :-)

 Mike.

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