Antwort: [sdiy] Kinda OT: electro-mechanical instruments/ solenoids

[James Patchell]

http://www.oldcrows.net/~patchell/pictures/pictures.html#Glockenspiel

Just for the fun of it, here is a Midi Glockenspiel I did....


At 08:53 AM 12/7/2004 +0100, Christian.Bergmiller at daimlerchrysler.com wrote:




>try this link for some information about electro-mechanical instruments:
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>http://www.logosfoundation.org/instrum-god.html
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>let us know how your project goes!
>I always wanted to build something like that too :-)
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>Christian
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>Hi!
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>I'm planning to build electro-mechanical instruments; xylophone etc.
>Not really a synth, but close enough (?)
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>Background:
>In Sweden (a small country) the cheapest solenoid seems to be about 12
>USD/ EUR. In the US some companies offer solenoids for less than 1 USD:
>http://www.mpja.com/category/Solenoids/Solenoids.asp
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>The above company wants me to shop for at least 100 USD to ship
>overseas. This in itself is OK, I could always buy a soldering station
>or whatever. But how do I know that the solenoids are going to work in
>my project? I need about 30 of them, but it would be nice to check one
>out before ordering. Needless to say, the same brands don't exist
>here...
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>Question:
>What should I look for in a solenoid? Do some solenoids have too slow
>response times? Could they be too weak? Why are some so cheap compared
>to others?
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>any input appreciated
>-Andreas

         -Jim
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