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  1. noorbeast replied to the thread 3dof seat mover - limit rod motion.

    I suspect you mean some form of panhard rod arrangement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panhard_rod

    Feb 1, 2026 at 07:54

  2. Bagof.stupid replied to the thread Potentiometer reversing.

    Ok perfect, thanks for clearing that up for me. much appreciated cheers

    Feb 1, 2026 at 05:03

  3. noorbeast replied to the thread Potentiometer reversing.

    It can be made to work, whatever path you choose, as ultimately SimTools can set, on the software side, which way an axis moves, via the...

    Feb 1, 2026 at 04:33

  4. noorbeast liked Bagof.stupid's post in the thread Potentiometer reversing.

    Ok the only reason I ask is because these potentiometers are ccw rotation is up but i have my rig set up for cw is up using traditional...

    Feb 1, 2026 at 04:31

  5. nanocba83 posted a new thread.

    3dof seat mover - limit rod motion

    I'm trying to build a 3dof seat mover with four scooter motors and crank & rod mechanism. However I'm finding stuck at finding a way to...

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    Forum: DIY Motion Simulator Building Q&A / FAQ

    Feb 1, 2026 at 04:30

  6. Bagof.stupid replied to the thread Potentiometer reversing.

    Ok the only reason I ask is because these potentiometers are ccw rotation is up but i have my rig set up for cw is up using traditional...

    Feb 1, 2026 at 03:25

  7. noorbeast replied to the thread Potentiometer reversing.

    You could do that, but if you reverse the wires on the motors I would expect the direction in SMC3 would be correct, and that makes...

    Feb 1, 2026 at 02:57

  8. Bagof.stupid replied to the thread Potentiometer reversing.

    Thanks for your reply. So does it matter in smc3 if the line for the pot goes down on the graph even if the motor travels up? I can just...

    Feb 1, 2026 at 01:13

  9. noorbeast rated cfischer's post Informative in the thread A2M-80SV02430 servo and S2-SVD15 driver.

    I've replaced my servo wires with shield wires and I still needed a ferrite ring on my bsb cable. It's super solid with several loops...

    Feb 1, 2026 at 01:02

  10. noorbeast replied to the thread Potentiometer reversing.

    The polarity of motors can be changed, which is likely your issue, and additionally the direction can be independently set in SimTools...

    Feb 1, 2026 at 01:01

  11. noorbeast replied to the thread Tutorial SMC3 Arduino 3DOF Motor Driver and Windows Utilities.

    If I recollect correctly @RufusDufus confirmed the loss of the SMC3 utility source code many many years ago, as the result of a...

    Feb 1, 2026 at 00:55

  12. noorbeast rated Motion4Sim's post Informative in the thread Yet another controller board.

    It looks like you’re really diving deep into motion system programming now – and you’ve reached exactly the points where things become...

    Feb 1, 2026 at 00:42

  13. tombo replied to the thread Tutorial SMC3 Arduino 3DOF Motor Driver and Windows Utilities.

    you can get it on the first post of this thread :) at least the smc3 source code for the arduino. The Utils is only avalible as an...

    Feb 1, 2026 at 00:16

  14. Omar7391 liked Mirko's post in the thread Tutorial SMC3 Arduino 3DOF Motor Driver and Windows Utilities.

    This is an amazing idea for a father and son project. I wonder, if there is a chance to get the source code of SMC3 and SMC3Utils. Does...

    Feb 1, 2026 at 00:12

  15. Motion4Sim replied to the thread Yet another controller board.

    It looks like you’re really diving deep into motion system programming now – and you’ve reached exactly the points where things become...

    Feb 1, 2026 at 00:10
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