06-03-2024, 11:06 PM
One additional thought on the latches here since so much time has been spent on the mechanical aspects.
The use of a current limiting strategy would prevent burn out of the solenoid, should the power be on the latch for more than a short time. This scenario could be holding the latch to compensate for weakened struts or a short in the wiring, or, like in my case, a bay handle that did not drop back into position when released. it stuck open and although I pushed it down, it stayed active within the bay door.
Additionally, a "one shot" type of circuit should be used to limit the time that the pulse can be on.
A reverse-biased diode should also be placed across the latch solenoid to quench the voltage spike caused when the EM field collapses as the power to the solenoid is removed.
The use of a current limiting strategy would prevent burn out of the solenoid, should the power be on the latch for more than a short time. This scenario could be holding the latch to compensate for weakened struts or a short in the wiring, or, like in my case, a bay handle that did not drop back into position when released. it stuck open and although I pushed it down, it stayed active within the bay door.
Additionally, a "one shot" type of circuit should be used to limit the time that the pulse can be on.
A reverse-biased diode should also be placed across the latch solenoid to quench the voltage spike caused when the EM field collapses as the power to the solenoid is removed.
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