Looking for Actuators

TPR0

hey fellas,

Any idea where I can find actuators around here?

Katrangi, nope..

thanks!

Nabs

You can find some at this Armenian hardware store, just past the pedestrian bridge on Dora. I'll look up the name and get back to you.

AVOlio

@Nabs, Its Baltayan ;)

Nabs

No, I know Baltayan, don't think they got those.

TPR0

Thanks, Nabs, I really appreciate your help!

AvoK95

Nabs wroteYou can find some at this Armenian hardware store, just past the pedestrian bridge on Dora. I'll look up the name and get back to you.

Are you talking about Ayanian?

rolf

What's an actuator, if you don't mind...?

TPR0

rolf wroteWhat's an actuator, if you don't mind...?

I guess that illustrates and explains at the same time ;)

AvoK95

TPR0 wrote
rolf wroteWhat's an actuator, if you don't mind...?
I guess that illustrates and explains at the same time ;)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4f/Linear_actuator_basic.gif/250px-Linear_actuator_basic.gif

I got a dirty mind :(

TPR0

Hmm, stores I have found till now:
-http://www.whereleb.com/lebanon/skf-mar-youssef-dora-beirut SKF ... They have all types of actuators, though SKF= Car Care center etc) and thats Bourj Hammoud...

+http://www.skf.com/group/products/actuation-systems/index.html?lang=en&site=MEC

rolf

TPR0 wrote
rolf wroteWhat's an actuator, if you don't mind...?
I guess that illustrates and explains at the same time ;)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4f/Linear_actuator_basic.gif/250px-Linear_actuator_basic.gif

Thanks! Hmm... so why is it called actuator? Any idea?

solo220

@ PR0 did you find a source ? SKF offices for middle east sales are in Belgium , did you find SKF sales source in Lebanon?.
what do you do with the actuator? if you don't need too much force you may use printers, scanners head actuator.

TPR0

solo220 wrote@ PR0 did you find a source ? SKF offices for middle east sales are in Belgium , did you find SKF sales source in Lebanon?.
what do you do with the actuator? if you don't need too much force you may use printers, scanners head actuator.

Haha nope, a friend of mine is making a 2 dof simulator seat, for gyro entertainment (e.g: 1st Roller coaster videos)

I still don't know about the source branches etc, been busy for a while...

Well, I think its time for plan B, DIY actuators (It is easy to make, but performance tuning is the hard part, + type of protection)

I was also looking for hobby/RC servos, out of stock in Katrangi... Still haven't got the chance to fly in Beirut :P (that's for remote animatronic face simulator, driven by real life face gestures)

TPR0

rolf wrote
TPR0 wrote
rolf wroteWhat's an actuator, if you don't mind...?
I guess that illustrates and explains at the same time ;)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4f/Linear_actuator_basic.gif/250px-Linear_actuator_basic.gif
Thanks! Hmm... so why is it called actuator? Any idea?

Hmm, you mean from the language side? www.thefreedictionary.com/Actuators

ACTION : ACT : ACTUATION : ACTUATOR
The pic i posted above is a linear ACTUATOR, 1 degree of freedom, it only moves up and down.

Just think of a car suspension driven by a motor , linear motion...