Thanks for the response.
Are the limit switches you refer to typically built into the actuator itself? I know very little about these things and there seem to be a great number of them available, and I would be surprised if it wasn't common to have these fairly basic options built right in. I...
I have never used a linear actuator before so I'm looking for a little help in applying one to my project.
The question is in how to control them the way I would like. Everything seem to require you toggle and hold a switch to operate in each direction. And if you keep holding it, it'll...
Great idea! I think that's the way to go. I obviously am new to the world of linear actuators, they are a no-brainer for this application. The question I have is how they are controlled, start stop and emergency halt, etc. Seems they
From there I have some more thoughts:
I think to lift...
ok, I'll give myself a little more credit then. Here's what I'm trying to solve currently, and this is the typical type of project I do.
I'm trying to come up with a fun way to do a murphy bed. I've gone back and forth on which direction to take it, the standard way where it's hinged at the...
Yup, it was definitely done by someone smarter. Too smart perhaps. I would need a graduate level course to figure that out on my own. I guess I'll be looking for tutorials.
I agree too. The problem is I'm not that smart.
I thought I would try creating a spreadsheet that would allow me to sort of arrange different "modules" (gears, pullys) with input and output calcs, but I got stuck along the way. maybe I'll pick that up again, it shouldn't be THAT hard.
In the...
Hi all,
I've been looking around for a simple software to test mechanical assemblies, typically ones using a motor to drive some gear or pulley system. This is for garage scale projects, nothing really big or really small.
Ideally it would be something that would be able to give me the...
Thanks again Neurons for going to the trouble!
I bet they all work the same way, or at least in a similar way. Which brand/model opener are you testing? I'll see if I can get the logic board for the same one and order that one.
I'm guessing the same as you are about the feedback from the...
Thanks Neurons, that helps a lot. You know way more about this than I would expect anyone to. You must have a garage.
I was wondering about the infrared, but I assumed it could just be jumped or otherwise disabled. I hope it's that simple.
I don't know much about motors, but I think...
Interesting. After looking around the web a bit I think the best way to go is the garage door logic board after all. They can be gotten for $10-15US on ebay and have all the functionality you would need.
The question I have is this: When the door gets to its open or closed state, what is...
I remember reading a few years ago that of the potential energy contained in the fuel, only about 16-18% is converted into the kinetic energy to actually propel a car. The rest is either left un-combusted going directly out the tailpipe, or is converted to heat and expelled/radiated from the...
And maybe the answer is to simply buy garage door opener controllers and re-purpose them, but I bet someone here has a more elegant solution.
Many of the things I want to make for my house tend to require behavior like an automatic garage door; meaning that the push of a button would open or...