Pinewood Derby Q&A

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Summary: cars. The latch paddle is now engaging the solenoid plunger. And, the damper paddle is now far away from the damping sponge. Here are two views of the latch mechanism with the gate in the closed condition as well as close up views of the paddles. Note that one edge of the paddle triangle is sharp and two are

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