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Hey Haterot, nice work mate,
how about Rotate-a-cade / Rotatarcade / Rotate-a-rcade? :P
but i agree i th ink there is an inertia problem with the rotating caster which may be causing the current motor problems.
well 2 problems. it's either struggling to turn and the motor slips or it doesn't turn it at all (motor struggles) I inverted the monitor so the cables were at the top to give it a little top heavy. That helped some but not enough. I will try to move the motor/wheel to the top but I am thinking with the weight of the monitor/cables/mounting board is to much weight for a traction/friction wheel. That's why I was thinking of going with the chain method.
csa3d did you attach ball bearings (look like in line skate bearings) to L brakets instead of using casters??
after some study
You aren't even using casters on the underside. you are using the ball bearings as the support, friggan brilliant. I assume there's no center point/shaft.
are you worried at all that weight can be supported by those two bearings are enough?
Also I can't tell from your pics, but how did you attach the motor's body to that strip of wood?
ugh. I was at 3 stores yesterday looking for angle brackets that could slide. I should have realized you machined those. I did replace my casters with the bearings and it turned better. I also put the motor parallel to the disc and it worked...somewhat. :-\
The only problem I ran into was that my disc that I am turning on is welllllll not so smooth. So i need to re cut the mounting disc :)
But i think it will work. Going to try that tonight I hope, unless the lawn needs mowing.
....to try to find a quieter motor. It's not super loud once it's in the cab, but it would be nicer if it was less noisy.. for those 2am gaming sessions ;)
-csa
I used DaOldMan's stepper motor functionality in MRotate to slow down the stronger motor. My felt pads also bounce slightly, but the stepper action keeps the bounce soft and within reason.
I used DaOldMan's stepper motor functionality in MRotate to slow down the stronger motor. My felt pads also bounce slightly, but the stepper action keeps the bounce soft and within reason.
Have you thought about using a brake relay on that little motor?