Hi everyone. I'm really new to all this but real eager to learn. I have a project I would like to try but not sure if it can easily be done. I would like to control a motor in a teeter totter motion rotating back and forth to about a 46 deg angle both ways at a low speed of about 6rpm's. any guidance would be great
Have you considered using a servo?
How much mass is the motor required to move, and how far (i.e. is there a kid on one end of the teeter-totter)?
I thought a servo would be best. I'm just not sure if it can be done with one motor and which board to use. The mass is very small less then a pound but I do need it to be able to run non stop for about 12 hours.
Neva:
I thought a servo would be best. I'm just not sure if it can be done with one motor and which board to use. The mass is very small less then a pound but I do need it to be able to run non stop for about 12 hours.
Where is this mass located with respect to the pivot point? Is this teeter totter going to be balanced? Will the mass on either side change.
How many 12 hour periods will it need to run? The pots in servos wear out with constant use. One would likely last 12 hours but I'm not sure if one would last a week if you did this every day.
Thank you for responding, let me try to give you a better idea of what I'm trying to do. I need to tilt a piece of acrylic 6"x12"x.125 like a teeter totter to 46 deg to each side sliding two different materials back and forth to test friction and static so the pivot point will be in the center