[Elecraft] on steppers and selsyns

[Steve Jackson]

Vic (and others)

I use both stepper motors and selsyns here for remote
tuning applications.

I prefer the selsyns, but they are harder to come by. 
Besides the simplicity and torque, the selsyn has the
advantage of haptic feedback.

By far, the smartest way to turn a stepper is found in
this article, on line:

http://www.eham.net/articles/7231

No RFI, no electronics to fail, no microcontrollers to
program.  I have nothing against microcontrollers, but
to have to write a computer program to turn a motor
is, well, ummm, at least a violation of the KISS
principle.

73

Steve KZ1X/4
K1# 1181
K2# 0771


		
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