It's my opinion that a little bit of vibration goes a long way. When using the small Radio Shack motor I put a fairly good size resistor on it to slow it down substantially. I like the subtle feel as if there is energy flowing instead of having the annoying hyper buzz sound along with something that feels like an electric toothbrush. Whatever size you use test out different resistors until you have the feel you want.
something along the lines of wiring an old cheap PC speaker volume control into the circuit, then when you have it where you want it, ohm it out with a multimeter and use the closest resister to it? or would that be way too little resistance moving way too fast?Originally Posted by B5813
That is exactly what you should do. We also use that to mix RGB LEDs. The "volume control" is called a potentiometer
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i just watched it, and i was impressed! i never would have thought of such a simple and effective motor mount such as this. its just genius. i do have to ask though....when you locate the holes for the screws....do you take the empty casing, flip it upside down on the outside of the hilt and establish your drill sites that way? or is there a *better* way.
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