Re: automated "labjack"

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "David G. LeVine"
<dlevine@...> wrote:

> A simple question: How fast, how often and how
> much weight need to be handled? If it is a light
> load, a tiny electric motor with gear reduction
> and a cam system might be best. Two or four
> small wires are pretty simple to add to the head
> cabling. Limit switches would make it 4 wires,
> mechanical stops and current sensors would work.
>
>

Well I have some tygon, if that can be used that would be OK.

I wondered about a small motor, if I do put the auger drive on a
spline then there is very little weight to move, I'm sure even a tiny
rc servo could handle it.

Graham