Servo Question

[pollyproof12]

thank you

[samir13k]

what is the purpose for the servo? They are often used for small things like cameras. Servos are only meant to make partial rotations. basically the full servo rotation would move something an inch up and down if that is what you intend on using it for. 33 oz means that it can basically lift something up to 2lbs in weight.

[EricVanWyk]

Originally Posted by pollyproof12

so u mean it can only move 33 oz for an inch and then it has to stop? i do not understand. please bear with me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque

It means that it can exert 33 oz of force with a 1 inch arm, or 1 oz of force with a 33 inch arm.

[vivek16]

oz-in is a representation of torque. Torque is the rotational force on an axle/joint.

if it has 33 oz-in it means that if you put an arm on the axle, it will only be able to push 33 oz worth of force.

Another representation of torque is ft-lbs and Newton Meters. You can find conversions at this link: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/download/2303

Hope it helped.

-Vivek