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Progress report on the lifting box

I've done lots on the dobby control box. I was originally thinking along the lines of using solenoids as the pull, but for various reasons I have decided to go with servo motors. you want reasons? you got 'em. 1: servos are plentiful on ebay, solenoids are not 2: servos typically come with female connectors ready to plug into a board, solenoids do not 3: servos are widely used by the R/C people, thus giving me a huge wealth of community feedback and knowledge. Solenoid, though apparently simple, are more difficult for an amateur to learn how to use 4: solenoids need to remain powered constantly while a lift is waiting, servos do not 5: solenoids get hot, servos do not Anyway, now that i've finished slagging off solenoids (i love them really, i make my own out of paper and wire in preparation for the day when i finally crack, go completely off the rails and decide to hand-make 400 solenoids for my own jacquard liftbox) and praising servos to the sky, I should say a little th