good place for parts

**crs1** · 11-22-2008,09:31 AM

for all of you electronic prop junkies like me check this site out APEX ELECTRONICS

**daddywoofdawg@hotmail.com** · 11-22-2008,11:32 AM

Wish I hadn't gone to that site.Now I see more stuff I want!LOL

**bradbaum** · 11-22-2008,06:19 PM

I like the actuator:

Actuator

It is a little slow, but no air required!

**spinman1949** · 11-22-2008,07:47 PM

I am betting this thing is really powerful. If it takes 40 seconds to extend, I figure piston can exert at least 100 lbs of force. Likely more. Not sure what it could be used for. You could use a lever to move a prop a large distance. Like you say, it is slow.

**LV Scott T** · 11-23-2008,09:08 AM

Also, for electronics, I just discovered DigiKey. They have the best selection (1.5 million items), prices AND catalog I have seen online so far. They have an interactive index that allows filtering until the results fit on one page.

**LV Scott T** · 11-23-2008,09:15 AM

Originally Posted by spinman1949

I am betting this thing is really powerful. If it takes 40 seconds to extend, I figure piston can exert at least 100 lbs of force. Likely more. Not sure what it could be used for. You could use a lever to move a prop a large distance. Like you say, it is slow.

If it is high-power AND you can control how far it extends, you could have it extend 1/2" in about 1 second and lever that to move something big.