[sdiy] Re: Telharmonium motors, perhaps?

[asfi at eol.ca]

On Mon, 22 Nov 2004, john mahoney wrote:

> When I asked what he planned to build with a bunch of old motors,
> Colin Hinz said he'd make a baby Telharmonium. :-) Well, I was
> perusing the Electronic Goldmine's sale flier when the following
> caught my eye:
>    "Precision 12VDC Motor" with "Sinusoidal Encoder Output."
>    http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G14783
>
> The motor is rated at 12V but can run on anything from 3V to 18V,
> which would presumably yield a wide range of speeds, or should I say a
> wide range of pitches.
>
> The motors are small (cool!) and on sale for a mere 99 cents each
> (from $2.49).
>
> Interesting, no?

Interesting, yes. Something I'm likely to get around to doing SOON, no.
My plans for a MIMI (musical instrument marble interface) have to
take priority, and given the glacial slowness at which I achieve
such things, that'll debut sometime in 2008. So, mutant shaft-encoder
pitch generation will have to wait until 2009. Here's hoping that
Electronic Goldmine has lotsa stock. :=)

- Colin Hinz
  Toronto, Canada