headingwest
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Hi All,
I'm build a tiny LED strobe and disco ball for my daughters barbie house.
I want to make the mirror ball move slightly, it doesn't need to rotate, just twitch a bit to move the reflected lights.
I thought of having a Picaxe 08M go to a home made electromagnet that pulls a paperclip about 2mm around when it's activated.
So pin out --> diode --> 220ohm --> u shaped metal nail with copper coil --> gnd
Is this a bit nuts trying to run an electromagnet from the picaxe pin? I don't need to move the paperclip far.
Thanks for any help and suggestions.
Jim.
I'm build a tiny LED strobe and disco ball for my daughters barbie house.
I want to make the mirror ball move slightly, it doesn't need to rotate, just twitch a bit to move the reflected lights.
I thought of having a Picaxe 08M go to a home made electromagnet that pulls a paperclip about 2mm around when it's activated.
So pin out --> diode --> 220ohm --> u shaped metal nail with copper coil --> gnd
Is this a bit nuts trying to run an electromagnet from the picaxe pin? I don't need to move the paperclip far.
Thanks for any help and suggestions.
Jim.