Can anyone suggest a good source for a simple motor and reducer I can use to hoist my incline plane car up and down?
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Pittman Motor makes gear reduction drive motors as do other motor bldrs. Micro-Mark also sells a motor with gear reduction kit.
The Pittman may be too expensive for your application, but there are many available online, especially ebay.
The Pittman may be too expensive for your application, but there are many available online, especially ebay.
I think TAMIYA sell those reducers.
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You will need to do a little rewiring, since it is designed to operate as a servo off of a remote control radio receiver. You can either get inside and rewire right at the motor, or use a servo tester as its driver.
You will need to do a little rewiring, since it is designed to operate as a servo off of a remote control radio receiver. You can either get inside and rewire right at the motor, or use a servo tester as its driver.
Rich,
I have used one of these with 3V DC. Good slow speed and power for the size.
Micro Motor
You may also find other sources as I think this was used to power a winch for 1/16 RC Crawlers.
Larry
I have used one of these with 3V DC. Good slow speed and power for the size.
Micro Motor
You may also find other sources as I think this was used to power a winch for 1/16 RC Crawlers.
Larry
Duh...what was I thinking? You can use a Tortoise switch machine stall motor. Robust, easy to find and to mount, indestructible.
I’ve used various gearmotors from All Electronics. Assuming O-gauge, I’d figure $10-20. For a one-off, I’ve found larger shafts (e.g., ¼” round or flatted) are easier to deal with such as fabricating a coupler to the wheel without a machine shop. Smaller motor mounting faces can have difficult to find machine-screw threads (metric).
Unless manually operated, consider a trolley out-and-back module. Using a limit switch at each end, the circuit applies lift voltage until the car hits the top switch, waits, then reverses voltage to drop until the car hits the bottom switch, repeats. Most can ramp the voltage so riders don’t get whiplash.
Unless manually operated, consider a trolley out-and-back module. Using a limit switch at each end, the circuit applies lift voltage until the car hits the top switch, waits, then reverses voltage to drop until the car hits the bottom switch, repeats. Most can ramp the voltage so riders don’t get whiplash.
Here Is a link to a past post of mine. scroll about half way down to a picture of a couple of motors I've use. I have plenty of them for sale. They are Very strong little units.
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