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I'm fairly sure they exist.
It's basically a regular motor that goes up/down (or subsequently left/right) instead of spinning.
Anyone know of these? I need one with a small footprint (1"x1" MAX)
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Using a flap, if you will.
Like it's a motor and it makes a flap, or something, move up and down.
Ideas?
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umm is it a servo? i dont think it is but idk lol i know what ur talking about but cant think of anything besides servo.
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Not a servo. Let me try to explain.
Instead of there being a spinning rod for the motor shaft, like a servo, it would be a rod that moves up and down really fast (depending on the motor speed).
Any ideas on how I could make something like this if it doesn't exist? Like, makeshift.
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Only way i could think of making one is like a old steam train, attach a wheel to a motor and attach a rod to a peg on that, boom you got one that might work.
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they are not motors. They are called solenoid's, well thats what they are called in the automotive business. I have them in my truck to pop the door open due to their being no door handles.
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thats genius
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thats genius
wasn't my idea. People have been doing this for years lol
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wasn't my idea. People have been doing this for years lol
yea, you see it a lot at car shows. it's pretty cool looking if the person does the body work to remove the door handles all together.
-TwisT
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no handles is awsome.
its even more awsome to see people trying to open the door but the motor is stuck and wont open the door.
damm i love my job.
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"linear actuator" is something you could look up. solenoids are a type of linear actuator.. generally they take a lot of power. a servo with a small cam or some type of linkage would be lighter duty.
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Alright thanks guys!
Post Merge: November 18, 2009, 01:42:16 PM
Hmm no.
Example:
A remote controlled fish. Something to make the tail move left to right.
What could I use? Something I can control with PWM.
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is it an actuator?
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isn't a actuator the little bit that sticks out, like the actuator on a tact switch is the raised bit you press?
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Linear actuator is what you're looking for
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There's none that are as small as I need (<1") so I'm using a rumble motor from Radioshack, cutting the part that's on the shaft off, and using that motor with a circular disk type of thing and 2 rods to make it work how i want.
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There's none that are as small as I need (<1") so I'm using a rumble motor from Radioshack, cutting the part that's on the shaft off, and using that motor with a circular disk type of thing and 2 rods to make it work how i want.
I think you're talking about using a cam.
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Only if a cam is bits of plastic laying around my room.
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cam can be made out of pretty much anything,it's a mechanism.
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Oh. Then yes.