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Jimbo:

Hello all,

My project thread is here. I'm attempting a rotating setup on my cab. I have a 21" arcade monitor, weighing in at about 22kg, attached to a plywood frame, sitting on another plywood frame on casters at an angle of 45%.

I'd like to motorise the rotating, and I've thought the easiest way to do it would be as follows: -



I'd be putting a thin 3mm strip of rubber on the edge of the 18mm thick plywood monitor frame, then using a small DC reversible slow RPM motor connected to a small rubber caster/wheel to provide the friction to power the monitor rotation.

My questions are:

1) does anyone know what powered motor I'd need that will be powerful enough without being too big.

2) does anyone have one of these motors they want to sell me? ;)  (or know where I can get one)

3)  Any other advice or opinions welcome (such as roughly what RPM range I should be looking for in a motor).

Thanks

Jimbo

leapinlew:

odds are that after a rotate, the monitor will need a degauss since it's magnetic field in relation to the earth will have changed.

Use a LCD or plan on degauss after a rotate.

brock.sampson:

I would check this http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=62577.0.  I couldn't find any working videos though.

Kangum:

i bet a cordless drill or a cheap 20 dollar electric drill would work. set the speed to slow sand hould be good to go. i wouldnt even take it apart. just rig it to a bit.

knave:

How about the motor from a cheap Harbor freight hoist.  I got one to lift my Jeep top and it is slow and has forward and reverse buttons built in. It's on sale for $79 but I've seen it as low as $59.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=40765


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