FYI: motor gearbox source for small projects

Beau Schwabe

Those of you who do not know what "Fry's" is...

www.outpost.com/


Nothing to exciting on this trip, I was actually looking for a new digital camera (no luck there),
and a cheap laser pointer ($7.99) for a new project at the house I wanted to work on over the
long weekend.

Anyway on several occasions I have passed by the "TAMIYA" kit products. This time I got
one just for the heck of it .... "Worm Gear Box F.E. (High Efficiency)" $9.99 at Fry's

www.tamiyausa.com/product/category.php?sub-id=40000

After taking me all of 5 minutes to assemble, I was very surprised at how quiet it ran even with
a moderate finger loading on the shaft. ...and lots of torque I might add!!

By connecting a Potentiometer to the shaft and "harvesting" the control electronics in an
old/"stripped out" servo, the modification mentioned in the link below would be a perfect application.

http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=525862

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Beau Schwabe

IC Layout Engineer
Parallax, Inc.

Post Edited (Beau Schwabe (Parallax)) : 9/4/2005 3:54:14 PM GMT