Recent content by Parzibal

Thanx for the response. I stumbled around on my own & found that a solenoid is exactly what I was looking for.

...another method might be a rotary motor powering a screw drive. The response needs to be fast tho, perhaps 1/8 sec. My travel distance of 1.5cm was on the long side, I may be able to get away with as little as 1cm. Is there a way to calculate how long it would take for a motor/screw...

Hello, I hope you super-geniuses will please take a moment to point a layman in the right direction. If I can get past this sticking point I can complete the rest of this project myself. I need something small (tennis ball sized or smaller, smaller is better), lightweight, fast, electric, and...