Solenoid motor loco
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 3:08 pm
Just a daft idea:
I want to try and build a loco with a solenoid motor. Preferably 2-"cylinder" or more. Not sure how much power such a beast will have. The aim is basically to have something that is electric but makes an engine(ish) sound. Small solenoids are very cheap on places like Aliexpress. Alternatively, winding a couple of coils is not much effort and using a neodymium magnet as the piston should add some "oomph" (a technical term for power).
A solenoid motor is very simple and a cam disc and micro switches can be used to set the timing. Other options are magnets and reed switches or magnet and hall sensor.
Since I'm far away from home and will remain so for the foreseeable future it will be some time before I can start to cobble parts together. All I can do for now is prepare the CAD drawings for laser cut chassis and engine frame parts. I will shoot for 7/8ths scale to avoid parts that are too fiddly.
Michael
I want to try and build a loco with a solenoid motor. Preferably 2-"cylinder" or more. Not sure how much power such a beast will have. The aim is basically to have something that is electric but makes an engine(ish) sound. Small solenoids are very cheap on places like Aliexpress. Alternatively, winding a couple of coils is not much effort and using a neodymium magnet as the piston should add some "oomph" (a technical term for power).
A solenoid motor is very simple and a cam disc and micro switches can be used to set the timing. Other options are magnets and reed switches or magnet and hall sensor.
Since I'm far away from home and will remain so for the foreseeable future it will be some time before I can start to cobble parts together. All I can do for now is prepare the CAD drawings for laser cut chassis and engine frame parts. I will shoot for 7/8ths scale to avoid parts that are too fiddly.
Michael