Making actuators.

[Mike C]

Can anyone point me to an article describing how to make an actuator, and or close up picturs of oe at least?

Also, can you hook them up to a regular servo connector on let's say an RX72 micro reciever made by sky hooks and rigging? Or do they require special circuitry to operate them?

Mike C.

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Mike C.

[mike nill]

Yes you can hook an acuator up to a servoe amp board.ive had succes with the amp board from a cs21bb servoe that had failed due to a dead motor.i made my own actuators from .003 motor wire and a small rare earth magnet i salvaged from a laser from a broken cd player.i used 1/4 inch steel rod with two washers that fit farly snug on the steel.i put the washers on the rod spaced out about two eights of an inch apart, then i wrapped some teflon tape over the washers while pulling it tight so that it sinks in between the washers, i wraped it about 3 to 4 times.
the actuator is about 2 1/2 1/6ths inches wide, and is about 6 1/6ths round.i wraped the rod with the wire a couple of times then used some thin CA to secure it in place but keept on winding while the CA was still wet.i keept puting a little CA on it as i wound the coil.once it was done i let the CA cure then i pulled the first washer off, then carefully slid the second one off to push the coil off the rod.now u have a nice actuator to use on your smallest planes.the impedence of my actuators was about 22 ohms.

i hope this helps, there pretty easy to make once u get the hang of it have fun!...



[This message has been edited by mike nill (edited 02-07-2001).]

[mike nill]

one more thing to add, i cut the steel about 6" long so i could put it in my drill as i fed the wire in.good luck!