Car just won't stop !!!

sarahjaneking · Post by **sarahjaneking** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:27 pm

thanks for that I shall give it a go before hubby gets home and hopefully look dead clever

electrokid · Post by **electrokid** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:37 pm

If it's working could you possibly give me your best guess as to how far the plunger moves in millimetres please - I've just had a thought that I might be able to use the solenoid for another project.

sarahjaneking · Post by **sarahjaneking** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:52 pm

electrokid wrote:If it's working could you possibly give me your best guess as to how far the plunger moves in millimetres please - I've just had a thought that I might be able to use the solenoid for another project.

It's working now, the spring should have been inside the plunger not wedged up inside - well I assume that as it works now

Best guess is about 4mm - I didn't half get some funny looks out the front while I was doing it as well

hth

Sarah x

electrokid · Post by **electrokid** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 6:50 pm

Well done for sussing the spring in the wrong place - I've never had one of these out to play with but 'wedged up inside' doesn't sound like the right place.

Hopefully some of the funny looks were blokes thinking 'whoa - there's a woman who knows more about cars than I do '

Thanks for the 4mm estimate - that should be enough for my project

rayfenwick · Post by **rayfenwick** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 2:26 pm

electrokid wrote: Hopefully some of the funny looks were blokes thinking 'whoa - there's a woman who knows more about cars than I do '

I agree. Many of the boy racers don't have a clue what all the bits do Unless it's fake carbon fibre and sticky backed

electrokid wrote: Thanks for the 4mm estimate

It's not often a man thanks a woman for her estimate of 4mm

electrokid · Post by **electrokid** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:35 pm

sarahjaneking · Post by **sarahjaneking** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 11:50 pm

electrokid wrote:

well I was going to put "you don't know what I'm estimating" then I realised that there was absolutely no way to make 4mm sound impressive

electrokid · Post by **electrokid** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 12:22 am

Even though it might be enough for my other project - it's not even impressive for a solenoid

Post by **docchevron** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 3:34 am

sarahjaneking wrote:
electrokid wrote:
well I was going to put "you don't know what I'm estimating" then I realised that there was absolutely no way to make 4mm sound impressive

It'd make a gnat's eye's water....