[Noisebridge-discuss] Active magnetic levitation

[David Kelso]

Awesome. Thanks for the link. Exactly the sort of thing I was looking for.

Also found this guy, doing levitation from the base.
http://hackedgadgets.com/2010/08/30/levitating-rotating-globe/
A little scant on details though.

Next question - anyone know a good supplier for electromagnets?

On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Josh Myer <josh at joshisanerd.com> wrote:
> Check out the project linked from:
> http://arduinoprojects.posterous.com/magnetic-levitation-with-arduino
> It's got equations etc.  And, of course, it involves an Arduino.  This is
> noisebridge, after all.
> --
> /jbm
>
> On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 2:07 PM, David Kelso <david at kelso.id.au> wrote:
>>
>> I'm trying to levitate some small objects.
>> I know you can't have stable equilibrium with permanent magnets, but
>> is there a way to do it with microcontroller controlled
>> electromagnets?
>> This is an area I have no experience in - just had some ideas for a
>> project and wanted to see what was possible. Any experiences / reading
>> material would be highly appreciated.
>>
>> david
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