Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Newbie-esque problem

Hi Wilson,

I'll take a shot at it. Sounds like you're interested in the LINEAR
motion of the forks. I'd run a light weight steel cable (bicycle stuff)
from the forks to a pulley on a 10-turn pot. Take a couple of turns
around the pulley, and then take it back to a spring.

HTH

Alan KM6VV
P.S. A bottle of wine would work for me! ;>)


Intellicorp001 wrote:

>
> Hi All,
>
> I've been lurking around here since July. I've been getting a feel for
> whats available, what I might need & what I can afford. The level of
> expertise on this board is just awesome & I'd like to thank all those who
> generously contribute their time.
>
> I have a teensy problem at the moment & I wonder if I could get some
> advice. I want to record the movement of my motorcycle front forks. I have a
> recording device (pic microprocessor based) and I want to feed it with
> positional information about what the forks are getting up to. I had first
> thought about a slide potentiometer but pricey much? Wow, I'm looking to
> spend $50 not $500. Resolution wise, analog would be overkill, steps of 100
> would be great, steps of 20 would be sufficient.
>
> You guys measure position all the time, admittedly with way more accuracy
> than I want, but can you think of a cheapy, rugged (waterproof would be nice
> to have) way for me to 'read' the position of my forks ?
>
> Sorry this isn't on topic but you don't have a coffee_lounge for off-topic
> posts.
>
> Time is money & money is beer so there's a case of 'the beer of your choice'
> for the best answer.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Wilson Logan.
>
> "Beer is good, beer is our friend".