Well, Ben, its the WHOLE bullet shaped drive motor assembly that i need. Gears and all. Not just the motor. I started this project thinking I had one. Surprise! I don't.
Wish me luck. Philip -- S/V ORYOKI Philip & Marilyn Lange AE4OV KD4JRC Currently on the hill - Beaufort NC "There's no point in making a plan if you're not going to pretend to follow it!" On Fri, 2012-09-14 at 22:04 -0400, Ben Okopnik wrote: > On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 06:06:14PM -0400, Philip wrote: > > Yup, the subject line says it all. I am working on a project and need the > > geared down12v unit to make it work. If you have one of these in your > > spares > > locker and want to exchange it for some cash, drop me a line off list. > > Oh... dear. I've been through that exact thing, with that exact motor. > Good luck with getting one. > > Here's how far I got: the motor was made by Canon. Yes, they still have > it in stock. No, they will not sell it to you - because that entire run > of them was made by special order (the Autohelm folks) and those motors > only go to them. No, Canon doesn't care that the company is out of > business. > > You can get motors in that exact size and shape for ~$20 from a hobby > shop - they're made for electric racing cars - but they spin *much* > faster and take a lot more current (i.e., the Autohelm driver > transistors will not be able to handle them.) > > I ended up buying a new autopilot altogether. > > > Ben
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