[chbot] Very cool..

[Charles Manning]

The tiny steppers used in vehicle instrument clusters would work fine for
this application.

On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 1:25 PM, Chris Hellyar <chris at trash.co.nz> wrote:

> You can get them on ebay, but not cheap...
>
> However, you can get teeny little steppers for not much in bulk, a few
> cents each.
>
> I really, really don't need another project, but a big multi-stepper bit
> of kinetic art sounds like a great way to waste some time.
>
> The sellers don't list resistance / voltage rating of the steppers, but
> given most are sub-10mm in diameter picking some DIP darlingtons and
> current limits would be more than enough.
>
>
> On 25/09/14 08:32, Ivo Gorny wrote:
>
>> That is really cool -
>>
>> digging through the links brings up this one
>>
>> http://www.sonceboz.com/en/slimline-stepper-motor-instrument-cluster/
>>
>> And the 6407R009 is a dual stepper with two concentric shafts for
>> dashboard instruments.
>> 5 V, and a max. current of 35mA which is exactly what a 74HCT595 serial
>> shift register delivers.
>>
>> Sweet. Where can one get a handful of these steppers ;-) ???
>>
>> Cheers, Ivo
>>
>
>
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