FWIW, I have Toby's door launchers and door locks. The third aux
output of my alarm system disarms the system and unlocks the doors a
couple of seconds before activating the output. So I can hit one
button to unlock & launch.
That said, Toby's door lock actuators are significantly faster than
his launcher actuators. They certainly seem as fast as the original
lock solenoids. I would not be surprised if you could wire them both
up to a single output and have it work just fine. Someone should try
this, and get back to us. Unless Toby's keyless entry system that he
includes with the launchers also has an unlock+delay on an aux output,
in which case there's really no need. (I only bought his launcher base
kit, and integrated it with my existing keyless entry/alarm system, so
I can't answer this one)
-Ryan
--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxx> wrote:
> Cetainly not going to knock the quality of Toby's solutions, but
there's
> a nice quirk of solenoids when using actuators to release the doors.
> It's easy to wire up the locks to automatically unlock when the door
> launch button is pressed - it relies on the solenoids being much faster
> than the actuators.
>
> It is however nice to see alternatives to Zilla stuff coming out. FWIW
> we rewind our solenoids with heavier wire, rated to a high temperature
> and rebuild the lock modules too.
>
> Martin
>
> tmpintnl@xxxx wrote:
>
> > Lauren - Just get the actuator upgrade from us and quit worrying
> > about it. Life is too short for that! The install is easy, and
> > your door lock module will last forever. Winged1 spent years with
> > her central locks disconnected ... until I declared that "enough is
> > enough!" and did something about it. If we don't live life on the
> > edge, we're taking up too much space. (all said with a smile)
> >
> > Toby Peterson
> > DeLorean Parts Northwest
> > www.delorean-parts.com
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