home made gate release

[TRE]

less than 20.00

 

[GravityX]

Is that a door lock actuator?

 

[TRE]

yes car door lock acuator

 

[Rocket car]

Sweet!! This is my sort of thinking. Ghetto style!

 

[TRE]

better than giving jewkes 169.00 for basically the samething

 

[bracketracer]

Have you tried it under a load yet?

 

[TRE]

ya it works great

 

[TRE]

ya bracket that door lock actuator just pulls on the gate lever like your hand would all the springs and gate assembly are still there.. just hope to get more consistant pulls the same way evertime..or how in the hell do you know where you are?

 

[IAE Racing]

Looks like a good plan

 

[Thunder Racing]

Where did you get it at. I think I will try it on my tracks. How do you activate it. What kind of power source do you use.

 

[TRE]

i got it at best buy, you gota tell them to price match at amazon or somewhere or they are 22.00..i got mine for 13 ..i was using a car battery charger to test it.. I ordered a 110 to 12 volt converter of ebay for 5.00. now i just need to get a doorbell switch..

 

[Thunder Racing]

I am going to try it. Thanks!

 

[bracketracer]

ya it works great

Cool!

 

[slingblade]

TRE
am I reading correctly? Best Buy ?? Big box electronics store?
Funny I was just locking to buy a generic solenoid to do the same thing... now I'm my wife's car is just gonna get cannibalized! HA

 

[TRE]

any car audio shop or amazon if you wanna wait..sonicelectroniscs has them for bout 6 bux plus shipping

 

[BulldogRacing]

Tre, do you like the performance of the gate release you made? It looks like my cup of tea. Just wondering how you like it 1 1/2 years later?

 

[Vitamin K]

Would love to see a how-to write up on this.

 

[Rat Pack Racing]

Now put a remote relay on it

 

[TRE]

it works great

 

[BulldogRacing]

Thanks Tre, I ordered the parts last night, I also bought a universal wireless unit that makes it possible to start the race from anywhere around the track, I like this idea. Thanks for the picture it really helps.