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Tagged with linear-motion actuator
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How does the thrust rating of a push rod/linear actuator (I've seen it in both kg and N) relate to the amount of weight it can move?
I'm working on a custom RC project, and I'm needing to move a lever with a "weight" of 5 lbs. 5 lbs is required to actuate the lever, and I need to push it 5 mm. Gravity does not affect the ...
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Linear actuator that extends more than its retracted size
I'm trying to build my standing desk and has been studying a lot of them, but have not found a CAD or Technical Drawing of them mechanism. Obviously, as an Engineer, I assume that it uses a Lead Screw ...
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What motors would be suitable for linear actuation in 1-2mm footprint?
I need to control simple braille (text for blind people) array with tiny rods. I don't necessarily have to control the precise location. A linear actuator with on/off states would be enough. However, ...
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Driving an air cylinder with ignited hydrogen/oxygen gas mixture from fuel cell?
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I need to build a linear actuator that has a very fast actuating speed but fits in a very small space.
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Electric gearmotors, c02, and air pressure, are all ideas that come to ...
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Looking for a mount with 3D play to it
I'm building a lift bed in a van. The basic idea is that each corner of the bed is mounted on a linear track actuator, bed goes up, bed goes down.
I want to be able to control each actuator ...
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Looking for a linear actuator that can carry a transverse load? Does such a product exist?
I am looking for a product that works like a linear actuator where you can control how far it extends but it can also hold a transverse load at the furthest point of extension.
What I am looking for ...
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Design of a linear actuator that is only 5 mm wide
I have to design a linear actuator with a maximum movement of 3 cm back and forth and a maximum force of 5 N. The only constraint I have is that it can only be 5 mm wide. There's no real constraint ...
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Lifting a cabinet using actuators or scissor lift
Disclaimer: I am not an engineer - just a DIY guy looking for some advice or help please, so please forgive me if I use incorrect terminology :)
I am building a cabinet that has a hidden inner cabinet ...
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Linear actuator with low vibration and low noise
Which kinds of linear actuators offer the lowest levels of noise and vibration?
I am looking for an actuator with these properties that can push a load vertically on the cm scale. Velocity, accuracy ...
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How to constrain stepper motor inside case?
I have a stepper motor linear actuator assembly like this for example, but the stepper shaft seems able to move axially back and forth - hence when I change direction it has to do a few rotations, ...
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How to solve this linear motion problem?
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I have a lead screw rod, nut and a pulley aligned vertically. The nut is attached on top of the pulley so their respective bores are aligned and the rod is arranged so that it is threaded ...
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Linear actuator calculations
I'm building a motorized standing desk and am looking into what to use for the linear actuators. I'm targeting a stroke of 450mm and a lifting force of 100kg. I found some Linear Actuator on ebay that ...
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