CIM motor + Electrical outlet = ?

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Can't you put an circuit breaker in between the DC converter and the CIM?

I don't follow what the point of that would be.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

I don't follow what the point of that would be.

If the circuit breaks at 40 amps, you wouldn't need a AC-DC converter that could output 1600 watts.

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

If the circuit breaks at 40 amps, you wouldn't need a AC-DC converter that could output 1600 watts.

You'd still need a hefty one, and depending on the performance he wants, it could potentially be very annoying.

A 40 Amp breaker doesn't mean it trips at 40, it can hold currents above that for appreciable amounts of time.

[sanddrag]

I have run a CIM from a high quality 500W computer power supply. You need to look at the specs though, as most computer power supplies provide more current on the 5V side than on the 12V side.

[Ether]

Originally Posted by Ryutso

I just wanted to know if the CIM motor could be hooked to the wall outlet natively

No, but you could use a battery from a car, motorcycle, lawn tractor, golf cart, or boat. Or you could visit several HVAC shops in your area and ask if they would allow you to salvage blower motors from some junk furnaces. They run on house current.




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[sanddrag]

Would this work? http://www.harborfreight.com/1500-lb...nch-96127.html

[Ryutso]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

Would this work? http://www.harborfreight.com/1500-lb...nch-96127.html

It works, but it's not really what I'm looking to do.

It does vertical motion, but it doesn't do the lateral motion around the pole that I'm looking for.

Any motor suggestions, that are just motors, that run off a 120V AC outlet?

Thinking of salvaging some household appliance motors like vacuums, or like someone said an HVAC motor if that would work.

[apalrd]

Why don't you separate vertical motion and lateral motion into two separate systems? You could have your TV mounted on a pivot bracket and adjust the angle with a fairly slow but powerful motor, then move the whole assembly up and down with a cable-elevator and winch?

No suggestions on AC motors. You could, however, get a battery enough to power the motors for a decent period of time (e.g. a FIRST battery, but smaller) and hook it up to a charging circuit, so the battery provides the current needed to run the motors and the charger recharges the battery at a slower rate then it is discharged.

[sanddrag]

Take a look around at www.surpluscenter.com

[Ryutso]

Originally Posted by apalrd

Why don't you separate vertical motion and lateral motion into two separate systems? You could have your TV mounted on a pivot bracket and adjust the angle with a fairly slow but powerful motor, then move the whole assembly up and down with a cable-elevator and winch?

I did think of that, using the two different systems, and it'd be so much easier to do, but I'd also like to do this method just to see if it's possible. I was also thinking of separating the systems in the same holding mechanism, so that it pivoted about a foot out from the pole, rather than around the pole itself, but I still think around the pole would be cooler to watch.

I'll keep that in mind, because doing 2 separate systems would be so much easier to actually accomplish.

Originally Posted by apalrd

No suggestions on AC motors. You could, however, get a battery enough to power the motors for a decent period of time (e.g. a FIRST battery, but smaller) and hook it up to a charging circuit, so the battery provides the current needed to run the motors and the charger recharges the battery at a slower rate then it is discharged.

I was thinking of something like that but I wasn't sure if it'd work. It's basically hooking a battery charger to a battery and then taking power from the battery as it charges, right?

[Rion Atkinson]

Originally Posted by Ryutso

I did think of that, using the two different systems, and it'd be so much easier to do, but I'd also like to do this method just to see if it's possible. I was also thinking of separating the systems in the same holding mechanism, so that it pivoted about a foot out from the pole, rather than around the pole itself, but I still think around the pole would be cooler to watch.

I'll keep that in mind, because doing 2 separate systems would be so much easier to actually accomplish.

You said you would be using a ball right? What happens when this ball slips? Feel like replacing the tv? Or will you have a safety system just in case?

[Ryutso]

Originally Posted by Formerly Famous

You said you would be using a ball right? What happens when this ball slips? Feel like replacing the tv? Or will you have a safety system just in case?

I was inspired by this video:
http://dvice.com/archives/2010/04/ball-balancing.php

So maybe something ball shaped but flexible so it can grip to the pole.

What do you recommend as a safety system?

[Aren_Hill]

i want one of these
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i3zfL1VUGo

[Rion Atkinson]

Originally Posted by Ryutso

I was inspired by this video:
http://dvice.com/archives/2010/04/ball-balancing.php

So maybe something ball shaped but flexible so it can grip to the pole.

What do you recommend as a safety system?

I'm not exactly sure... Some sort of friction system that activates after the tv stops moving? I'm not exactly sure... I would be using a completely different system... haha

[Ryutso]

Originally Posted by Formerly Famous

I'm not exactly sure... Some sort of friction system that activates after the tv stops moving? I'm not exactly sure... I would be using a completely different system... haha

Spring loaded rubber grips that lock on the pole? I could probably use a less powerful motor to hold those open and then when the motors stop moving, those could close.