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Question Do acuators and drivers exist that don't product a 10kz whine?

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Projects' started by Neil Clayton, Jun 17, 2019.

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  1. Neil Clayton

    Neil Clayton New Member Gold Contributor

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    I've been interested in building a rig for a while, and am currently visiting my brother, who has a SFX. This thing is producing a noticeable (to me) 10khz whine. After 5m I have to switch it off and the whine remains in my head for an hour. It's pretty painful and I rather wish I was one of those that wasn't this affected by it. Tears.

    I'm aware most people just put up with it, but for me, I don't think I could build one if it emitted that noise. Doesn't stop me from wanting to tho!

    So the quest begins:
    1) Are there actuators and drivers that don't exhibit this whine?
    2) If not, are there are at least actuators that don't produce it? I can relocate the drivers if needed.

    My main concern isn't cost... but I'm not sure I want to go to the dbox level of not-concerned-ness.

    Speaking of which; that's the kind of rig I have in mind. 4 actuators (I have a P1 rig). Some kind of AC driver(s).

    I've emailed PT-Actuators to ask them (the PT16 4DOF kit). Not sure what their AC driver is... but they do seem to supply one from what I can tell on their site.

    For reference, here's a pic from "Spectrum" running on an iOS 8. I know the mic is probably rubbish in a phone; but it gives *some* idea I hope of the level of 10Khz I'm talking about.

    10khz Goblins.png

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/uokzezflmoohkwf/10khz Goblins.png?dl=0
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  2. wannabeaflyer2

    wannabeaflyer2 Well-Known Member

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    smarter People than me will confirm yes they do exist but generally theres a price premium , these ASD15 servo drivers are great but meant for different market , in saying that they have also been victim of there own success in the DIY sim motion niche , cheap enough to make them atractive for our use but downside was internal design , cant fault it bang for bucks it does what it says in the spec LOL the 10KHz thing is the downside, thats if your sensitve to that frequency , bad hearing helps being older helps Bloody great earphone work though LOL :) but there may be light at end of tunnel as theres a rumor that manufacturer may be trying to correct this ..
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    use dc drivers and dc motors that run at a higher frequency

    can the aasd drives run at a different frequency
  4. Thanos

    Thanos Building the Future one AC Servo at a time... or 6

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    There is communication with the AASD servos manufacturer engineers, to create new design units with 15khz frequency carrier on the IGBT, but if that fails to go through, I already allocated another brand servo drive that has adjustable frequency carrier via its panel...

    Thanks
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  5. BlazinH

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    He's probably moved forward already since this thread is over a year old and wasn't answered.
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    Thanos Building the Future one AC Servo at a time... or 6

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    I was replying to @wannabeaflyer2
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