what u also could do is use a servo tester, it has a knob u can turn and the servo takes the position u turn the knob, it is also very cheap and requires no programming, just putting it out here
Finally what I was actually looking for. I see so many tutorials that use Arduinos and I just don't have the skills for that yet, since this is the first time I'll ever use servos and I only want to do something pretty simple like what you did. Thank you so much!!
Cool. Coding is not necessary for many on/off things. Just like an old school electromechanical pinball machine. Bumper switches, limit switches, solenoids and DC motors.
I’ve managed to rig up an accelerometer to my servo. I’ve got it set so that when I nod my head upwards, the accelerometer (once it hits the threshold) will tell the servo to “open” the face plate. Then it does the reverse when I nod my head downwards, closing the faceplate. I just need to 3D model some brackets up for the servo and faceplate to connect them.
Yeah... It took me just 6 times watching your Motorisationkit Video to see that I have to modify the servo... My Suit is gona take just a few years 😂 Thank you for this tutorial. Just keep teaching idiots like me.
I like your idea of using the servos without a controller. I want to use one to raise the tonearm on the turntables that I build. You spoke of circuitry to prevent the full stops from reaching their limit. Did you ever do a video on this?
I wish I came across your channel sooner. I can’t stop clicking on your videos because they all have tips I need for a lot of different projects that I have going. You’re very resourceful and good at explaining. Keep up the awesome work!
You need a bit of coding to use the servo in a “proportional” way. But this excellent hack is good for “bang-bang” (to the limits of each direction of rotation). Thank you
This is what I am looking for! How did he reverse the direction of the servo without just flipping the battery poles? Please let us know if you find out how, thanks!
Having a servo hit the stops at full speed WILL strip the gears. You can also take the potentiometer out and the stop pin, so you have a gear motor that can turn in either direction without stopping. Check out "continuous rotation servo". More useful than this...
Hi, how can I use it on my HO turnouts. What I mean is for the motor to turn the arm just not too tight to move the tie bar flush on either side when I power it. Is there a device that can be adjusted to control the movement of the motor to my requirements please. I live in Sri Lanka and things are not that easy to find. Thank you anticipation of your help.
So I did this and the servo was working but now when it rotates one direction the gears jam and it won’t move back the other direction. Anybody know any solutions or should I just retry?
I was thinking what will happen if you forgot to off the switch, it will continuesly power even it is already on her angle limit, do you think it will damage the servo?
I have a 5v rechargeable battery pack and have exposed the wires of a usb cable, plugged it in and touched the wires to the servo wires to make sure they work, but I’m getting nothing from the servos, but the battery pack is lighting up as if something is connected, and it does charge other things, what’s wrong? I don’t think it’s the servo as I have 2 and both of them do nothing when connected, any ideas?
some battery packs need a load to turn on and give power out. I have one that works on the phone and headphones, but not the tablet blue tooth keyboard. The tiny servo may not have sufficient load to turn it on.
how to move servo motors in same direction without arduino I followed you and mine Servos are rotating Opposite direction to each other... Please ANSWER
I to tried the tia and also tried the reversal and could't get to the 3 wires or even the board on inside. Motor portion was a snap but end up destroying it.
This has been a huge help! I'm working on a character with opening face plates and was so intimidated by the advanced stuff of programming the servos. While I can now hillbilly rig my servos (🤣), how would I connect it to a power source and switch to activate them? Do you have a video on these ideas too?
I had my coworkers play a massive trick on me and I would like to get back at them. My thought is to hide a liquid ass spray bottle in their offices with a servo that would automatically spray it, but I would like to have it automatically spray only once per day. Any thoughts how I could accomplish this on a build?
Thank You Frankly Built! I wanted to be able to throw switches on my G scale outdoor layout when I'm done building it. It was either pneumatic, (which is still an option I'm contemplating) or the servos. I knew there was a way to move the servos without having to program them and You have the answer. I asked the question about another way to operate the servos I was looking at on amzon without using a transmitter, and all the knuckleheaded answers said there wasn't. Thank You again.
I have a question, im new to this whole thing and I'm trying to use servos for some wings. Is there a way to slow down the servo and to reverse one of them using this method? Also, how did you attach the switch and can I use a different switch or button?
This is great.. If you get a chance I tagged you on something on IG take a look at it. You were the first person that came to my mind when i saw it... Btw: giving it another shot for the helmet prize IG: @Techvolutions
How much torque do these exact servos really have? They claim 13kg/cm so it seems like you could seriously get hurt if you stuck say your finger in the mask while it was closing. Can you stop it with your hand?
I have been following your videos to a t... But no matter what I do my servos spin in different directions even if I use the spin trick with my hands please help me.
I'm not trying to hate, but if your taking out the part of the servo that makes it a servo, why don't you just use a normal small dc motor, you wouldn't have to gut it.
Good question! Mainly for 2 reasons. 1. Ease of upgrade. If you build a prop or helmet with this to start but down the road want to swap back to a functional servo with programming it’s already built for that. Hinge placement in helmets is especially important. 2. The gear step up ratio INSIDE the servo. That part at the beginning I didn’t take off. The little DC motors have super small axles. Some aren’t even splined. This just saves you the work. For $1-2 you get a thats already flat and ready to install that usually comes with a few mounting arms and rods. But yes you could easily run abnormal DC motor. It would just be a different setup
Fact is. There’s multiple ways to skin this cat. It’s however you want to go down that road. This was the path I picked to start and it’s worked so far. And now later when I decide to add an arduino I can just swap the servo out.
Awesome video! I wish I would have found it a week sooner as I just got my helmet mechanism working using a microcontroller and struggled with the code for awhile. I appreciate the detail you go into and the camera angle makes it easy to tell what you’re working on. I didn’t even think of using limiter switches along with this. Looking forward to future videos and I’ll have to try this out on my next helmet.
Frankly Built Sure thing! The rest of the suit looks great too of course! My MK VII was also almost entirely 3D printed so I appreciate all the sanding and finishing you went through to get your final result!
Do you have a tutorial/video for opening and closing with switches in fingers? As I saw a quick clip pop up near the end and it was exactly what I was looking at doing but can't find a video of it anywhere? Lovely work btw
@@FranklyBuilt I eagerly await that video, just finished making my hands. May be a bit small but sure I can make it work. Electrics are my concern and so glad I found your channel :)
Also may be a stupid question but does it matter what wire you use for electrics as I have found 20m of red and black pvc and says max current 1.4amp. Is that enough to use on whole suit? Probably just going to wire each light to individual batterys throughout the entire suit
Great video. I am totally ignorant to arduino and servos but I understand that what I want to do can only but done with these units. I want to lift a top ( square wood top) from the four corners top up 5 or 6 inches. What do I need? What do I need to learn and where? Thanks for your time
