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Message #11769
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From: "David Perry" davidperry@geocities.com
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 16:57:55 +1100
Subject: [alt-beam] driving muscle wire
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Okay - haven't asked a question for a while....
Okay i'm making a robot, quite advanced, very, very tiny, purely because i =
had the idea for it and couldn't get it out of my head all day and it'll dr=
ive me mad if i don't build it.
The question is - what is the best way to drive muscle wire? You would only=
use half a hbridge, (no need for switching wires) but i'm thinking thats a=
little too large. Perhaps a 7hc245 would suffice. I need to drive 6 pieces=
of 050 LT, any advice would be appreciated.Oh and why am i using muscle wi=
re? - well i can't find 6x 4mm dia. gearmotors for under $31 :-)
thanks,
David
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