Re: 3vdc motor PWM problem
- From: "James Thompson" <Jamesthompson2002@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 12:04:38 -0400
"randomname" <randomname12345@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Sam, if you want me to take a picture of the pump from the aquarium air pumpThis is interesting to me, so I'm going to build one. :-)
Welcome aboard :)
I'll use a drop detector (either reflective or transmissive IR, I'm
not sure which, yet) and white LEDs to strobe the drops, which I'll
probably leave clear right at first.
If you get this part working, could you let me know how it's done? I'd
love to try drop detection in the future... but with it you really need
a PIC to get the slow motions forwards/backwards. That's why I'm
gunning for constant drip :)
My goal will be to generate 1/4" diameter drops that fall through
12" with a new drop being generated every 16ms or so.
1/4" drops sound a little big... you should probably use a McDonalds
straw for that (which I'm going to try tomorrow). I'm using 3/16" OD
aquarium tube, and my drops are 3/8", which are a very nice size.
As per the 16ms... that will prove to be very difficult. The fastest
drip I can get before it turns into a stream (in which case the drops
are extremely erratic and tiny, but much more frequent) is such that
there are 3 drops in the air at any given moment. Considering the fall
is 3.5 inches.. that means there's a drop roughly every 45ms. It
should be tough to cut that in third.. and if you manage somehow do let
me know!
Another issue you'll run into is that 12" is pretty high. Mine was
originally this height. I figured: hey, I want to watch the drop for a
long time and see a nice splash at the end, too.
The problem here is that even at the 45ms rate, where the drops hit is
a very chaotic area. You'll get bubbles crowding up, and splash
everywhere, and since these arent periodic it will ruin the effect.
I've found the best height to be a little under 4". The impact region
really is the most impressive part of this piece, IMO. It gets ruined
when the drops come from too high, too fast. (Since the drop rebound
hits the next drop falling)
the appearance of a single drop suspended in the center of the "drop
zone" with a drop rising out of the catch basin, following the
center drop when the center drop appears to rise, or a drop
appearing at the top of the drop zone, following the center drop
when it appears to fall, all depending on the detect-to-strobe
delay.
If you're rate of dripping is 16ms, and the height is 12", then you
will have 16 drops in the air at any given time.
I have a submersible fountain pump which can deliver about 1.5
liters per minute with a 12" head, so that's enough volume VS time
to generate the quantity of drops needed. It runs off the 120V
mains so I'm not going to mess around with PWM'ing it, I'll just
control the flow with a needle valve I had laying around waiting to
be put to use.
I wish I had a valve. My valve is a c-clamp tightening the rubber
tube.
Anyway, best of luck. Can't wait to see how you do!
-sam
I will. By controlling the amplitude of the pulse on the coil that pushes
the pump chamber - you control the amount of fluid it pumps per pulse. This
pump is small, not the size of the whole air pump as it don't use the 120
volt coil.
You said in another post that you would prefer not to make the pump yourself
but is that not the fun of it?
I am also going to build a few of these for Christmas presents as it would
truly make unique gifts. Thanks for the inspiration :)
.
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