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Hi all,

Just wondering if it possible to detect how much strain a motor is under and stop the motor if it is over a certain threshold? (I am using Arduino)

Any help with this problem would be great!

Thanks

These look pretty neat!
https://blog.arduino.cc/2019/09/27/this ... o-control/

Not much good off-road I imagine, but one day....

What! I hope I have more competition than this!

......Dad has just bought one of these!
https://www.jaycar.co.nz/48w-temperatur ... n/p/TS1564

He said I can use it, so I don't think I will buy one of my own quite yet!

How does this one compare with the one you mentioned above?

Thanks very much!

Hi all,

I am looking at getting a Soldering Iron Station.

It needs to have a fairly small tip, have a decent range of temperature control and be good quality because it will be used regularly!

What would your recommended?

Thanks!

Will do, thanks very much Mr Liam!

Thanks Mr Liam!

Can it give more detailed outputs than 1 for extended and 0 for not extended?

Thanks again!

... The diagram of how to wire it up?

3 and 1 are connected and 2 measures the resistance? Is that how it works?

And it also says it is a POSITION CALP so that means it measures how far in or out the metal pole is? (so definitely not a linear actuator!)

Thanks!

Here is a picture I drew of the symbol!

Hi all,

I have followed the Internal pull-up Resistor section of this tutorial http://www.gammon.com.au/switches

So I used the "INPUT_PULLUP" command and wiring! (So no resistor and no connection to the 5V line).

Thanks for all your help!