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HOW TO - Reusing a floppy stepper motor - MAKE Controller kit project!

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Did you know that the MAKE Controller can easily drive a floppy disk head positioning stepper motor? Yup, it can - Nelson is kicking butt with a new MAKE controller project and shows you how, he writes - "This is the second in a series of postings about the Makezine controller. The first one was the Jedi Cursor. Most 5.25" floppy disk drives have a stepper motor in them for positioning the head, plus interesting widgets like optical emitters and detectors. With a little bit of work, they can be removed and put back into service with your Makezine controller. I put together a set of photos showing how I disassembled my floppy disk drive and removed the useful bits." - Link.

Related:

Reusing a floppy disk stepper motor (photos) - Link.
Obi-Wan the Cursor - amazing project with the MAKE controller! - Link.
MAKE Controller kit (resources)... - Link.
Want to make a robot that can draw images for you? The MAKE Drawbot was made using the controller kit! - Link.
MAKE controller kit (order one today!) - Link.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Oct 17, 2006 08:22 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Cool!
My only question is, what's the best/easiest way to get the collar off of the motor shaft?

Posted by: cosmic_flurk on October 17, 2006 at 2:50 PM

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