Monthly Archives: March 2009

Plastic Part Design

Posted on March 23, 2009 by smackaay

In short, I’ve finished the reverse engineering of an enclosure. It was more work than I expected but all of the draft angles check out and the drawing is workable for changes. Here are some pictures. whew! Doesn’t look like … Continue reading →

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New Viscometer board design and physical revamp.

Posted on March 10, 2009 by smackaay

Since my design was accepted in terms of moving ahead on a prototype, I’ve been working first on the board design. I have decided to abandon the PIC18F2620 in favour of the 18F4685. The reason for this change over is … Continue reading →

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Some motors for the viscometer.

Posted on March 6, 2009 by smackaay

Now I have to find some suitable DC gearmotors for the viscometer. here are some links, for reference, to some suitable gear motors. A 300 RPM one from batteryspace, a little small, good low cost though. A little pricier. This … Continue reading →

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Viscometer Ver.(Eleventy Billion Jillion) a la rotational

Posted on March 2, 2009 by smackaay

Well, this has a been a long few days of work. I have created the ideal rotary viscometer in both terms of price and repeatability. Now, this idea is nothing new but I’m simply happy that it works. I guess … Continue reading →

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