Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #5666
From: Russell Duffy <13brv3@bellsouth.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Linear Position Transducer?
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:48:03 -0600
To: 'Rotary motors in aircraft' <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Message
Why not a simple (regular rotational) potentiometer. Put a disk on the shaft that is the circumference of the max travel that you need, wrap a string around the disk, attached at each end to the manifold parts, and then movement of the manifold will cause the shaft of the pot to rotate, and the rotation will be constrained to less than 1 revolution.
 
Bill Schertz 
 
 
You can also get 10 turn pots if that makes the geometry easier.  Maybe you could even put a little rubber wheel on it, and let it roll on the stationary portion of the manifold.  
 
Rusty (someone please smack Kevin for that Argon joke :-)
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