Tinkerkit servo OR DC geared motor?

31 May 2015

I want to control windows using arduino.I got Tinkerkit servo in competition kit.But I just found another good solution,I found a 10 RPM 12 V DC geared which has pretty nice torque.So,need to make

decision between this two.What are your suggestions?

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Former Member over 10 years ago +3

The geared motor is definately the best choice, Even if it will only work slowly - which considering it's opening and closing a window is a good thing!! Just fit some microswitches to provide feedback…
coolbox over 10 years ago +2

Thanks for suggestions @Andy @Jan. Yes,I am also thinking for DC motor.It has very low RMP but very high trque.I have used it for a robo model you can have look. www.youtube.com/watch
coolbox over 10 years ago in reply to Jan Cumps +1

well I found that I have no appearance in this video.But I was handling this robo sitting on the bench ( which you can see in initial clippings).

Workshopshed over 10 years ago

I'd go with the DC motor and Infineon shield and build a simple model window. If you get things working well then scale things up to a real window. Your model does not need to be complex and you'll save time by having something on the bench to work with.
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Jan Cumps over 10 years ago

The servo will not be able to move windows. That's above its capabilities.
The DC motor seems to be low power too looking at the photo (I'm using a similar one - without the gear - for my project).
Maybe the reduction makes it fit to move a window, but I wouldn't bet on it too much before I tried it.

The DC motor gives you a nice opportunity to play with the Infineon motor shield though.
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