Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #00980
To: beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Mark Lerman mlerman@ix.netcom.com
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 10:49:45 +0000
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Motors
Just a note on the motorized pots. I bought a few from Mouser (for a
non-beam project). While they work fine for their intended use, keep in mind
that they are designed so that you can also turn the pot by hand. This means
they have a very light clutch. If you hold the pot, the motor 'slips' very
easily, severly limiting the torque delivered to the pot. This means that
you probably can't drive a leg using the pot shaft. I took one (okay 2)
apart, but they are rather flimsy and I couldn't increase the torque to the pot.
Mark Lerman
At 05:44 PM 2/24/99 -0500, you wrote:
>As a matter of fact, Someone IS selling some Motorized pots CHEAP. I just
>saw them in a catalog recently. Decent RPM and everything. I forget where
>though.
>
>Dennison
>
>I'll look around.
>
>
>
>>Has anyone ever used motorized pots for a bot? They appear to have a pretty
>>good reduction, and the pot could be used for feedback. I think they can be
>>picked up for surplus
>>
>>-_-_-_-_-_
>>PC ZEN
>>Yesterday it worked
>>Today it is not working
>>Windows is like that.
>>
>
>
>
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