Dwayne Reid wrote:

> I'm sure this has been suggested before, but why not consider a 
> servo?  There are some pretty hefty units rated for industrial duty 
> available.  May even be less expensive than the solenoids.

It is probably. Less expensive and smaller. I just didn't find anything
that "out of the box" fits my requirements. I'll probably do it with a
motor and some gears to it; mainly a matter of finding the right stuff.

Gerhard
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