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Conventional door closers - the hydraulic damped sort used on fire doors - ate designed not to "slam". The last part of the travel is slow. |
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How does this magnetic system achieve that ? |
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(Not being snarky, genuine question - how about extra "buffer " magnets near the closure position ? ) |
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The inherent "slam" is to keep everyone awake thus assuring
mental alertness, shirley? |
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How do people wearing metallic items, like, say,
steel-toed boots, avoid stumbling as the magnet
attracts their footwear? |
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Look on the bright side, at least if you get a user equipped with Rosa Klebb-style weaponised footwear, it'll slow them up a bit ... of course, the innocent will suffer too, but you can write that down to the cost of "security" ... |
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Since when do people step on the 10 cm circle near the
hinges side of the door? |
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ohh polymagnets! Thanks wjt! looking for an idea of yours so
I can [+] |
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// Since when do people step on the 10 cm circle near the hinges side of the door? // |
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Whenever they suspect that said door might be booby-trapped, and wish to inspect it closely from numerous angles before risking opening it ? |
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