Servo Controlled Pneumatic Valve 3D Printer Model
The file 'Servo Controlled Pneumatic Valve 3D Printer Model' is (123dx,stl) file type, size is 238.4KB.
The file 'Servo Controlled Pneumatic Valve 3D Printer Model' is (123dx,stl) file type, size is 238.4KB.
Recently I came across the 8 mm pneumatic tubing with its various valves, quick-fit couplers, etc. They are very cheap and usable for both air and water at substantial pressure.
One of the things I could not find, however, were low-voltage valves (those I found were basaed on 24V solenoids and used some current ALWAYS when turned on. Additionally, they did not allow partial opening, which is not of much importance for me but still not cool.
So what I did was adapting a valve intended for hand usage to servo operation!
I used standard size servos (Futaba S3003 specifically), which operate at 5V, have 0.5A max current draw and are easily controlled by a microprocessor. Plus, when they reach the desired position they go idle, consuming 8mA. Cool? Cool!
| servo_valve.123dx | 104.4KB | |
| servo_valve.stl | 149.3KB | |
| servo_valve_shaft.123dx | 79.7KB | |
| servo_valve_shaft.stl | 94.8KB |
