My California shaped lock units definitely use a rotary motor with a stepped shaft that carries a worm gear which drives the whole assembly.  Gotta be careful when putting them back together to get the motor spinning the right direction!!!!

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From:   MIME :andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ[SMTP:MIME :andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ]
Sent:   Tuesday, July 09, 2002 4:50 AM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        Re: questions about electric locks

>There are a few things that generally go bonkers with the electro-locks. In
>your situation, my first guess is that it is NOT electrical, but rather
>mechanical (the motor is corrroded and the contacts are not functional to
>complete a curcuit).

Electric locks use solenoids (linear motors) rather than rotary motors.
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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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