Timeline for Motorized rotary switch
Current License: CC BY-SA 4.0
15 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2020 at 9:41 | comment | added | jarnbjo | @jsotola A rotary switch is itself a position encoder. I already tried in the question to explain why it is not an option to combine an arbitrary stepper motor and switch. | |
| May 13, 2020 at 21:59 | history | became hot network question | |||
| May 13, 2020 at 19:33 | comment | added | jsotola | another option would be to use a stepping motor with a position encoder .... the motor would weakly (or firmly) hold position ... when the knob was turned, the encoder would detect motion and a controller would release the motor ... when the motor shaft moved to the next knob position, it would energize the motor again | |
| May 13, 2020 at 18:02 | history | edited | jarnbjo | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
added 2 characters in body
|
| May 13, 2020 at 16:48 | comment | added | jarnbjo | @SpehroPefhany I have added some background and reasoning in the question text. | |
| May 13, 2020 at 16:47 | history | edited | jarnbjo | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
added 1075 characters in body
|
| May 13, 2020 at 15:58 | comment | added | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | Would it be possible to use an incremental rotary encoder in conjunction with a radial discrete LED display? Or does the knob actually have to move? If the latter you could ask the makers who do a lot of custom $$ work like Grayhill if they can offer anything. | |
| May 13, 2020 at 15:00 | comment | added | jsotola | have you considered using LEDs for visual feedback instead of a knob pointer? | |
| May 13, 2020 at 14:34 | review | Close votes | |||
| May 28, 2020 at 3:02 | |||||
| May 13, 2020 at 14:34 | history | edited | jarnbjo | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
added 2 characters in body
|
| May 13, 2020 at 14:23 | comment | added | user16324 | Yeah but you could use grandad's rotary phone as a remote control. | |
| May 13, 2020 at 14:16 | comment | added | jarnbjo | @Andyaka I know what a strowger switch is, but I don't see how I can cover the requirements with one. They can usually only step in one direction, I doubt that they are manually operatable and I have never seen one with a reasonable size. I know that I didn't mention anything about size, but all strowger switches I have seen are quite large, bulky devices. | |
| May 13, 2020 at 14:03 | answer | added | user16324 | timeline score: 3 | |
| May 13, 2020 at 14:03 | comment | added | Andy aka | How about a strowger switch | |
| May 13, 2020 at 13:56 | history | asked | jarnbjo | CC BY-SA 4.0 |