I work at a sign shop in N. Myrtle Beach SC and have been toying with a few ideas of how to use a spare motor from a take-up roll from a Mimaki Jv3 Printer to power a wall mounted outgassing system.
As the existing motor is powered from the printer directly, I will need to find an alternate source of power (and control) to use it.
I have attached a few pics of the motor and also the proposed plan. I am waiting on some schematics of the motor/assembly from a friend who is a Mimaki printer tech. and will post them also.
I bet you are wondering “Why don’t I just put a fan infront of the printer itself?” - the movement of air causes deflection of the print.
Being a fan of the “Robot wars” series in England made me think of robot guru’s as a possible help for my plan.
I would really appreciate any help with this.
Thanks,
Andy
The switch (Pic007) changes direction of the motor.
Motor itself is made by Shinano Kenshi co ltd and product # is DRG-38312-008
I would be glad to answer any questions you may have.
thanks,
Andy
Good morning.
We have 2 of these printers running wide open for most of the day, but due to shop size we have nowhere to lay the prints to outgas enough before we laminate them. This outgassing is crutial to print life and cannot happen if simply left on the take-up roll and stored on our shelf before lamination. I have come up with a crude, but effective solution to the problem - a wall mounted roll to roll transfer, which would pass the printed vinyl slowly in front of a fan, so it outgasses naturally at room temp. The motor assembly has an adjustable clutch attached to it so you can adjust the ammount of “slip” without damaging the motor itself. The motor will be manually powered. Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Andy
I agree completely.
I will suss out exactly what voltage and physical size the motor is and shaft size etc. and i’ll ask you to get a quote for me for everything I need.
Thanks,
Andy.
Hi signstation,
Welcome to the RobotShop Forum. To clarify - you simply need to vent fumes from the printer? If you can use the existing motor you have in hand, that is fine, although given the number of wires protruding from the unit, you may have more than just a motor (perhaps it is a stepper motor, or a motor and encoder). You will need to find out some additional specifications, starting with what type of motor is it? (DC brushed, DC brushless, Stepper). Given the number of cables (and its function), it might be a stepper motor, meaning you will need a stepper motor controller. Can you detail exactly how you envision using it? Do you want it to be computer controlled, manually controlled or always on when it is powered?
Adjusting the motor you currently have to suit your needs may take longer and prove more expensive than simply purchasing a low cost geared DC motor (for example one offered by Tamiya, all of which are low cost and can rotate rather slowly, and can be used with a DPDT (on-off-reverse) switch. Controlling a stepper motor (which seems to be what you have) is not straightforward.