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Innovative Voice Coil

Discussion in 'Motor actuators and drivers' started by Ponch, Oct 19, 2014.

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  1. Ponch

    Ponch New Member

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    Hi @ferslash ,
    I bought the magnets from supermagnete.de. About 25€ each plus shipment. The parts are custom made for about 75€. Enamelled copper wire is form Spiram for about 30€ per motor. Add bushings for less than 10€.

    So the total cost for one custom made voice coil is about 140-150€.

    Yes voice coils do not produce any sound, only the 10kHz PWM's whining can barely be heard at full load but using a subsonic PWM should solve this little issue.

    Ponch
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  2. Ponch

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    I forgot to add that on the video, I use the standard PWM's frequency of the Arduino (about 490Hz...). It is a lot less noisy with the 10kHz PWM.

    I will soon post a video to show you.
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    Ponch, Oct 24, 2014
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  3. KoMoDo+

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    Hello,

    I'm interested in making a similar device for an AI project,
    does anyone know

    • where to find the aluminium (I guess) parts to which the wire and magnet will be attached as shown on the first picture (previous page)

    Thanks
    KoMoDo+, Mar 13, 2016
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    Hi Ponch'
    I have found very cheap magnets, but can't find good magnetic steel and someone who accept to machine the actuator for a cheap cost. Machining the pieces shown in the pictures costs at least 500 euros in France.
    Would you advice me how to do ?
    Thank you
    Patrick LAFONT (Rennes)
    Patrick Lafont, Apr 12, 2016
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    This thread is a year and a half old and @Ponch has not been on the site since October 2015.
    noorbeast, Apr 13, 2016
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    Yes, Ponch' is overwhelmed by his new job and is no longer active at the moment but he's still involved in simracing and he'll come back at the end of year :cheers
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    An exciting project but there have been no updates for a couple of years.
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