[Land-speed] No Hands Chute Release>From>Jim McNaul

[Ed Weldon]

I like this method most of all for my application.  Thanks, John
Ed Weldon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Staiger" <lsrvette at yahoo.com>
To: <jgmagoo at comcast.net>; "'land-speed-digest'" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] No Hands Chute Release>From>Jim McNaul


> Excuse this post if this suggestion has already be stated, however a
simple
> and low cost hands free chute system can be added to a traditional (and
very
> reliable) Morse cable by doing the following:  add a 12v solenoid (think
> electric door lock) to the existing Morse cable.  By this I mean that we
> added a short length of 3/16 stainless wire rope between the solenoid and
a
> cable clamp on the exposed end of the Morse near the chute.  The solenoid
is
> then triggered via a standard automotive relay and the push button switch
of
> your choice.
> We mounted two of these (high speed and emergency) on the 1150 streamliner
> bike so Gary did not have to take is hands off the bar (very bad things
can
> happen when you do this on a bike!).  They have never failed or given us
the
> slightest problems.  And if they do... there is always the manual pull.
> Just a thought...John