[Noisebridge-discuss] motor project help

[Phil Spitler]

Very little pressure is required, it is actually gonna be tapping a screen on an iPad.

I plan to mount a capacitive touch pen to the motor.

Thanks.

Phil

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On Jun 26, 2013, at 3:26 PM, Gopi Flaherty wrote:

> How big, how much displacement (ie: how far should it move out), how much force, how fast, how much mechanical work do you want to do and how much are you willing to spend?
> 
> ​There's a lot out there. A solenoid is simple but most of the ones I see for sale need you to add a spring yourself and mount them somehow. An RC servo could work. Would a spinning motor with an arm and  something at the end be close enough to a "tap"? If you can get away with something that isn't perfectly straight then there are going to be easier options IMHO.
> Thanks,
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> gopi at iPad
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> On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 3:21 PM, Phil Spitler <phil at bonfirelabs.com> wrote:
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> Hi, I am looking for a motor to control via Arduino.
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> I know such a thing exists but am not sure exactly what it's called.
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> Basically it is a motor but instead of rotating a shaft it make the shaft go in and out.
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> It doesn't need to apply much pressure just a little tap.
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> I thought it might be called an actuator and is similar to a solenoid I suppose.
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> Any idea where I would find such a thing, what it would be called and how to control via Arduino.
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> Thanks.
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> Phil
> 
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