Strange idea...

I have a few NIB OEM high-resolution (or fine movement) step motors
originally intended to control the read/write arm of an early disc drive
(RMO3 if you need to know). These drives were the size of a top-loading
washing machine (and looked line one, too). Each can hook to another to
synchronize together.

It is just nutz to consider using these (or any good step motor) to run dual
carbs in a fly-by-wire way?

If it is nutz, I'll just throw 'em out.

Oh, the RMO3 had a massive 67M of storage.

From the simplicity of a wire up to back of engine to a
remote position sensor on accelerator pedal coupled to your stepper motors
via fairly sophisticated electronics?. Do your self a favour, stay with the
wire. You dont even need the official cable, I,ve used a bit of galv steel
wire from hardware shop and had it work perfectly. No, a million times no
,stay with the wire.
Cheers
John

<jjs> wrote in message ...
>I have a few NIB OEM high-resolution (or fine movement) step motors
>originally intended to control the read/write arm of an early disc drive
>(RMO3 if you need to know). These drives were the size of a top-loading
>washing machine (and looked line one, too). Each can hook to another to
>synchronize together.
>
> It is just nutz to consider using these (or any good step motor) to run
> dual carbs in a fly-by-wire way?
>
> If it is nutz, I'll just throw 'em out.
>
> Oh, the RMO3 had a massive 67M of storage.
>
>

"John" > wrote in message
...
> From the simplicity of a wire up to back of engine to a
> remote position sensor on accelerator pedal coupled to your stepper motors
> via fairly sophisticated electronics?. Do your self a favour, stay with
> the wire. You dont even need the official cable, I,ve used a bit of galv
> steel wire from hardware shop and had it work perfectly. No, a million
> times no ,stay with the wire.

That makes sense. Thanks.

Would have made a fascinating project though it would have achieved less
with more. Might have needed to put on an Alternator to supply all the
power!. I just turfed out an old Microbee ( I,ll call it a computer for want
of a better word) with no hard drive but 8 meg RAM. If I recall the more
expensive version which I could,nt afford had 16 meg!. And your RM03 had
67 Meg!, you,d never use it all would you ???????.
Cheers
John
<jjs> wrote in message ...
>I have a few NIB OEM high-resolution (or fine movement) step motors
>originally intended to control the read/write arm of an early disc drive
>(RMO3 if you need to know). These drives were the size of a top-loading
>washing machine (and looked line one, too). Each can hook to another to
>synchronize together.
>
> It is just nutz to consider using these (or any good step motor) to run
> dual carbs in a fly-by-wire way?
>
> If it is nutz, I'll just throw 'em out.
>
> Oh, the RMO3 had a massive 67M of storage.
>
>

"John" > wrote in message
...
> Would have made a fascinating project though it would have achieved less
> with more. Might have needed to put on an Alternator to supply all the
> power!. I just turfed out an old Microbee ( I,ll call it a computer for
> want of a better word) with no hard drive but 8 meg RAM. If I recall the
> more expensive version which I could,nt afford had 16 meg!. And your RM03
> had 67 Meg!, you,d never use it all would you ???????.

I am pretty sure the units are 12V DC. I won't bother checking now that I
realize it's a losing proposition.

Yeah, old RMO3 - we had a disc farm that alltogether isn't as much as I have
RAM in my Mac (8 gig). Our real challenge was working within a 16K p-space
under RSTS/e. But I digress.

On Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:04:22 +0100, <jjs> wrote:

> "John" > wrote in message
> ...
>> From the simplicity of a wire up to back of engine to a
>> remote position sensor on accelerator pedal coupled to your stepper
>> motors
>> via fairly sophisticated electronics?. Do your self a favour, stay with
>> the wire. You dont even need the official cable, I,ve used a bit of galv
>> steel wire from hardware shop and had it work perfectly. No, a million
>> times no ,stay with the wire.
>
> That makes sense. Thanks.
>
>


Nah, sounds like a fun little project, you already have the most expensive
units..
Think of it as a project, not a way of solving the American economy...(Pun
intended).

Sketch a design layout of the electrics first, go for a single carb, stock
like setup, then move onto a dual carbs, or better think F.i.!!

Single throttle body or twin, most parts widely available in your neck of
the crater. G.M. trucks swapped to fly by wire several years ago.
Just rip out both ends of the hardware and you are good to go!

Would be neat to sync your bodies/carbs via a pot-meter..

Hail Mary.

J.



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