Re: Re: Brushless Servo
Posted by
Jon Elson
on 1999-10-10 20:47:43 UTC
PTENGIN@... wrote:
fingers, anyway) and optimized for moderately low speeds. Very smooth,
too, and they have an optical encoder on the back.
they intentionally allow a GREAT deal of eddy losses in the armature iron
to help damp out a very unstable servo system. If you try to turn one of these
motors with nothing attached, you will find an awful lot of drag.
motor (a method of making a servo motor with a round printed circuit
board as the armature and windings) in a servo loop for the paper feed.
but it is too useful as a plotter to take apart.
Jon
> From: PTENGIN@...Yup, those are VERY nice motors, enough torque to break your arm (or
>
> In a message dated 10/09/1999 6:08:42 PM Hawaiian Standard Time,
> gregg@... writes:
>
> <<<snip> Another source is the range of ink jet and laser printers.<snip>
>
> Jim Gregg
> >>
>
> I remember seeing large servo's (or were they steppers?) driving the carriage
> of the old Qume daisy wheel printers.
fingers, anyway) and optimized for moderately low speeds. Very smooth,
too, and they have an optical encoder on the back.
> I think DEC writers and others mayThe motors in a DECwriter are not of the same quality, but they work. I think
> have had large motors too.
they intentionally allow a GREAT deal of eddy losses in the armature iron
to help damp out a very unstable servo system. If you try to turn one of these
motors with nothing attached, you will find an awful lot of drag.
> Old IBM stuff had clutches and belt drives fromAn old Honeywell line printer I retired a few years ago had a big printed
> constant running jack shafts. Some of the larger IBM line printers had very
> large steppers driving the paper through the machines.
motor (a method of making a servo motor with a round printed circuit
board as the armature and windings) in a servo loop for the paper feed.
> Older hard disk drivesMy big Calcomp pen plotter has some very nice servo motors with encoders -
> often had band drives or lead screws on steppers moving the head back and
> forth just like the old 8 inch floppy's. Some had voice coil style servos. (
> basically a linear motor) Large drum plotters often have servo's or steppers
> in them also. Hopefully others can add to the machines we can look through.
but it is too useful as a plotter to take apart.
Jon
Discussion Thread
Raynor Johnston
1999-10-09 10:48:34 UTC
Re: Brushless Servo
Jim GREGG
1999-10-09 17:49:26 UTC
Re: Re: Brushless Servo
Jim GREGG
1999-10-09 21:08:28 UTC
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Jon Elson
1999-10-10 01:01:32 UTC
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PTENGIN@x...
1999-10-10 03:08:19 UTC
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TheDragonPit
1999-10-10 06:18:49 UTC
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1999-10-10 07:05:11 UTC
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Don Hughes
1999-10-10 08:34:54 UTC
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Jon Elson
1999-10-10 20:47:43 UTC
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Ian Wright
1999-10-11 09:29:43 UTC
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PTENGIN@x...
1999-10-11 15:45:08 UTC
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batwings@x...
1999-10-11 09:45:02 UTC
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Ian Wright
1999-10-12 11:20:03 UTC
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Jon Anderson
1999-10-13 07:44:48 UTC
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