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Does anyone know of models that have used this part? I haven’t been able to find any.
The pinout of the connector looks like a standard servo - is this correct?
What would be the recommended control mechanism? I could use Arduino but I’m trying to think of the easiest, no-solder way so that projects would be easy to assemble by end-users. Also, for easy of ordering using something like Arduino would complicate the BOM.
Regarding control, I’d be interested in mechanisms that are either triggered by a button press or are just cycling.
I can imagine a lot of potential scenarios where this part could be useful but am just hoping to learn from anyone with experience!
Does anyone know of models that have used this part? I haven’t been able to find any.
There are actually zero, yes. Most likely due to the lack of compatibility with other Maker’s Supply parts. You can find stuff that uses a specific part by google searching “"PARTNUMBER" site:makerworld.com” This will pull up everything that has that part number that is on makerworld.com. It works well for me. You can also set up advanced search filters using the Google advanced search menu or other search modifiers. E.g. “"PARTNUMBER" -lamp site:makerworld.com” would pull up everything that is not a lamp but has a specific part. Pretty cool!
What would be the recommended control mechanism? I could use Arduino but I’m trying to think of the easiest, no-solder way so that projects would be easy to assemble by end-users. Also, for easy of ordering using something like Arduino would complicate the BOM.
Yes. There is currently no way to easily integrate them with other Maker’s Supply components. I’m hoping for a micro controller of some sort soon that will let us do this.
Regarding control, I’d be interested in mechanisms that are either triggered by a button press or are just cycling.
That could in theory be accomplished with the same type of receiver as a model airplane.
They appear to be used sometimes in model airplanes, for example to adjust the wings. They can be controlled using a standard airplane RC receiver system or an Arduino. This video shows a similar actuator being controlled using an Arduino and a relay.
