Panasonic luggable

[Fred Cisin]

On Tue, 3 Jul 2007, Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
> I'm surprised there's not some sort of damper to slow it down.
> Something like the "soft eject" things on old cassette decks maybe,
> where you've got a little rack on the curved "rail" on the door, a
> little pinion and two plastic plates stuck together with grease.  Or
> even a small dashpot like the thing on the throttle mechanism of
> thirstymatic cars that stops the throttle slamming shut when you lift
> off quickly.
> I'm sure cost is a consideration, but for an expensive (for the time)
> piece of equipment it would seem reasonable.

When handled properly, it's not a problem.
They failed to realize the level of ABUSE that they would have to endure.

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Grumpy Ol' Fred     		cisin at xenosoft.com