OT: Looking for Small Linier Actuators, for stamp project
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I am looking for 3 to 6 inch throw Linier actuators. I used to buy them from a
company called ORA but the havn't sold them in years. These are not high
precision are more plastic than metal. Run off 6 or 12 VDC. is early 90s cost
about $12.00 each
Any help would be great.
Tom
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company called ORA but the havn't sold them in years. These are not high
precision are more plastic than metal. Run off 6 or 12 VDC. is early 90s cost
about $12.00 each
Any help would be great.
Tom
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I need something similar. Please let me know if you turn something up.
Jonathan
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From: "Thomas Grenga" <tip32a@y...>
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Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 8:48 PM
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> I am looking for 3 to 6 inch throw Linier actuators. I used to buy them
from a company called ORA but the havn't sold them in years. These are not
high precision are more plastic than metal. Run off 6 or 12 VDC. is early
90s cost about $12.00 each
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At 6:49 AM -0800 2/16/04, Jonathan Peakall wrote:
>Tom,
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>I need something similar. Please let me know if you turn something up.
>
>Jonathan
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>> I am looking for 3 to 6 inch throw Linier actuators. I used to buy them
>from a company called ORA but the havn't sold them in years. These are not
>high precision are more plastic than metal. Run off 6 or 12 VDC. is early
>90s cost about $12.00 each
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1.5" inches. This unit looks like the arm to move a satellite dish. but is
much smaller.
Thanks for the try...
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From: "Chuck Britton" <britton@a...>
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Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] OT: Looking for Small Linier Actuators, for stamp
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> CD player's laser head positioner?????
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> At 6:49 AM -0800 2/16/04, Jonathan Peakall wrote:
> >Tom,
> >
> >I need something similar. Please let me know if you turn something up.
> >
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> >From: "Thomas Grenga" <tip32a@y...>
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> >Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] OT: Looking for Small Linier Actuators, for stamp
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> >> I am looking for 3 to 6 inch throw Linier actuators. I used to buy
them
> >from a company called ORA but the havn't sold them in years. These are
not
> >high precision are more plastic than metal. Run off 6 or 12 VDC. is
early
> >90s cost about $12.00 each
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> >> Any help would be great.
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a matching nut, and a dc motor. Attach the all thread to the motor shaft,
attach what you want to move to the nut, and rotate the motor one way to
move out and the other to move back.
jim
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From: Tom G [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=DtShlsT9QfUcv7wYHKqU6_j7sz-e4akR3St5vKMYFLEaRlz0lR1w5gxCdIfWXasmDKXIDYktyxzaGp2ro7V6e715]basicstampgroup@a...[/url
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No and if my ruler serves me correctly the throw on a Cd player is about
1.5" inches. This unit looks like the arm to move a satellite dish. but is
much smaller.
Thanks for the try...
Original Message
From: "Chuck Britton" <britton@a...>
To: "Jonathan Peakall" <jpeakall@p...>; <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] OT: Looking for Small Linier Actuators, for stamp
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> CD player's laser head positioner?????
>
>
> At 6:49 AM -0800 2/16/04, Jonathan Peakall wrote:
> >Tom,
> >
> >I need something similar. Please let me know if you turn something up.
> >
> >Jonathan
> >
> >www.madlabs.info
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> >From: "Thomas Grenga" <tip32a@y...>
> >To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
> >Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 8:48 PM
> >Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] OT: Looking for Small Linier Actuators, for stamp
> >project
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> >
> >> I am looking for 3 to 6 inch throw Linier actuators. I used to buy
them
> >from a company called ORA but the havn't sold them in years. These are
not
> >high precision are more plastic than metal. Run off 6 or 12 VDC. is
early
> >90s cost about $12.00 each
> >>
> >> Any help would be great.
> >>
> >> Tom
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First how do you determin the position. The unit I am speaking of has a
gearset to control the position of a potentiometer.
Speaking of gears. Typical units are gear reduced to increase torque..
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From: "Jim Forkin" <jjf@p...>
To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 1:03 PM
Subject: RE: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] OT: Looking for Small Linier Actuators, for stamp
project
> you can make a linear actuator very easily by using a piece of 'all
thread',
> a matching nut, and a dc motor. Attach the all thread to the motor shaft,
> attach what you want to move to the nut, and rotate the motor one way to
> move out and the other to move back.
> jim
> http://www.geocities.com/jimforkin2003/
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> stamp project
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> No and if my ruler serves me correctly the throw on a Cd player is about
> 1.5" inches. This unit looks like the arm to move a satellite dish. but
is
> much smaller.
>
> Thanks for the try...
>
>
Original Message
> From: "Chuck Britton" <britton@a...>
> To: "Jonathan Peakall" <jpeakall@p...>;
<basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 11:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] OT: Looking for Small Linier Actuators, for
stamp
> project
>
>
> > CD player's laser head positioner?????
> >
> >
> > At 6:49 AM -0800 2/16/04, Jonathan Peakall wrote:
> > >Tom,
> > >
> > >I need something similar. Please let me know if you turn something up.
> > >
> > >Jonathan
> > >
> > >www.madlabs.info
> > >
> > >
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> > >From: "Thomas Grenga" <tip32a@y...>
> > >To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
> > >Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 8:48 PM
> > >Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] OT: Looking for Small Linier Actuators, for
stamp
> > >project
> > >
> > >
> > >> I am looking for 3 to 6 inch throw Linier actuators. I used to buy
> them
> > >from a company called ORA but the havn't sold them in years. These are
> not
> > >high precision are more plastic than metal. Run off 6 or 12 VDC. is
> early
> > >90s cost about $12.00 each
> > >>
> > >> Any help would be great.
> > >>
> > >> Tom
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instead lends itself to linear movement to fixed positions. Just put a
flag on the mechanism that interrupts an optical sensor(s) and you will know
when you are at that position(s). Small dc gearmotors are available for
good prices from James Electronics http://www.jameco.com or DigiKey
http://www.digikey.com . There is an inherent gear reduction in the screw
mechanism itself as well. If you want finer positioning, you can couple the
motor shaft to an encoder and read out position or to a slide potentiometer
(such as used on audio mixer boards). For some low cost linear
positioners, raid the local junk yard. Most cars with adjustable seats have
a couple and you may be able to get them for a couple of dollars each. Most
of these don't have any position feedback but you could add that in the
above detailed ways. Many have limit switches attached or built in. Also,
consider using a toothed belt and pulleys or sprocket and chain driven by a
dc gearmotor. The straight stretch of belt or chain moves in a linear
manner (each side in opposite directions simultaneously) and something
attached to it will also, and the teeth or links can be counted to determine
position. I design custom industrial controls and electro mechanical
devices so always consider different approaches to these kinds of things.
I'm from the old school of hotrodding so I was around when you had to design
and build everything, not buy it off a shelf somewhere, so I tend to 'think
out of the box'.
have fun,
jim
http://www.geocities.com/jimforkin2003/
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Jim you make it sound so simple but you leave a bunch out.
First how do you determin the position. The unit I am speaking of has a
gearset to control the position of a potentiometer.
Speaking of gears. Typical units are gear reduced to increase torque..
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From: "Jim Forkin" <jjf@p...>
To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 1:03 PM
Subject: RE: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] OT: Looking for Small Linier Actuators, for stamp
project
> you can make a linear actuator very easily by using a piece of 'all
thread',
> a matching nut, and a dc motor. Attach the all thread to the motor shaft,
> attach what you want to move to the nut, and rotate the motor one way to
> move out and the other to move back.
> jim
> http://www.geocities.com/jimforkin2003/
>
>
>
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> No and if my ruler serves me correctly the throw on a Cd player is about
> 1.5" inches. This unit looks like the arm to move a satellite dish. but
is
> much smaller.
>
> Thanks for the try...
>
>
Original Message
> From: "Chuck Britton" <britton@a...>
> To: "Jonathan Peakall" <jpeakall@p...>;
<basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 11:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] OT: Looking for Small Linier Actuators, for
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> project
>
>
> > CD player's laser head positioner?????
> >
> >
> > At 6:49 AM -0800 2/16/04, Jonathan Peakall wrote:
> > >Tom,
> > >
> > >I need something similar. Please let me know if you turn something up.
> > >
> > >Jonathan
> > >
> > >www.madlabs.info
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> > >From: "Thomas Grenga" <tip32a@y...>
> > >To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
> > >Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 8:48 PM
> > >Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] OT: Looking for Small Linier Actuators, for
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> > >project
> > >
> > >
> > >> I am looking for 3 to 6 inch throw Linier actuators. I used to buy
> them
> > >from a company called ORA but the havn't sold them in years. These are
> not
> > >high precision are more plastic than metal. Run off 6 or 12 VDC. is
> early
> > >90s cost about $12.00 each
> > >>
> > >> Any help would be great.
> > >>
> > >> Tom
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