Thread: Video: active aero (grille block) via shape memory alloy
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Old 01-30-2010, 06:07 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
...Neato. Tells us the alloys are more like "slow" electric motors than regular motors. (Which is still OK for things like active aero.)
I wonder if servos would be more predictable/dependable for such uses?
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