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  • How to control DC motor from 2 locations?

    Greetings,  I am trying to retrofit an existing piece of industrial machinery to include a 2nd (remote) operator's console. The existing console features a rotary knob type operator interface for speed control (potentiometer wired to DC motor speed controller). This rotary type of input is preferred by the end user. Ideally, the operator ...
    Posted to General Engineering Discussions (Forum) by tomdoo on June 12, 2008
  • Motion System Needed, So. Calif.

    Gents and ladies,      Not being ''savie'' (but forced to learn) on designing ''simple'' motion control systems I am forced to ask for help. We need a motion controlled system, on the ''Z'' axis ONLY, 6 stop posistions all ABSOLUTE and they are 12'' ABSOLUTE apart. It is basically a table 6' long X 10'' wide that needs to go ...
    Posted to General Engineering Discussions (Forum) by Artisan on February 14, 2008