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I'm sure it's a big project, but I'm wondering if anyone has had experience removing the emergency brake handle and making the control a simple button that controls an actuator that sets and releases the EB. I've read about it here and there and I'm wondering how to do it.
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In my opinion, the easiest way is with a rotary actuator and a tension spring (the tension spring returns the cable to open, some of them have them, some don't), the rotary actuator spins one way with +v, the other with -v, so the switching is quite easy.
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O.K. Thanks for the suggestion. Where can I get a rotary actuator? I have looked at Select Products but all I see there is linear.
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you can also do it with an air driven cylinder....it can be driven 2 ways and have an on and an off release...very easy and inexpensive...is also very safe....
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that would make for a good addition to the security system in the car.. locks the brakes.. sure its still possible to drive the car but it would be a pain in the ass.. ahah
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