A Beginner's Guide to Choosing & Using Motors, Servos and More

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There is an incredible range of actuators to choose from when you want to get your project moving. For beginners, it can be a bit daunting to know which one to use for your project so in this video we go over servos, DC motors, stepper motors, linear actuators, and solenoids, to help you decide which one is the best fit for your next project.
🔧🔨🧰 Hardware featured in this guide:
Servos:
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DC Motors:
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Stepper Motors:
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Linear Actuators:
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Solenoids:
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0:00 Intro
0:54 What is an Actuator?
1:29 Linear Actuators
5:56 Servos
11:14 DC motors
13:04 Stepper Motors
15:44 Solenoids
17:32 Conclusion
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it's hard to overstate how great this video format is. So many maker videos go into 'how' to do something or or show off something very complex they did. Videos like this that break the why in simple terms for a general audience are so so rare.

[@TheMightyWej]

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[@bobbybain2576]

This video was so helpful for me, thank you!

[@goldenrebel1st]

That was excellent! So clear, concise and helped my understanding greatly.

[@bausHuck]

Sweet video. Clears up a lot. I want to put a motor on my chain winders on my windows. From this video it seems like a stepper motor is the way to go. Now, I just need to work out a control and maybe a wifi part so I can control it from my phone.

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Great video

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[@Talibanhelpline]

Can we turn transmitter with buttons into transmitter with potentiometer .and also receiver with servo motor.if yes please reply and if possible make a video please.