Big ol’ motors are great when you need to get a big job done, but they can be expensive or hard to source new. However, there’s a source of big, fat, juicy motors right at home for most people – the ...

En route to getting the off-the-peg DC-51 motor speed controller to better suit my small milling machine, I had a go at working out what the circuit is. Approx circuit of DC-51 motor speed controller ...

The last 20 years have seen precision amplifiers used for positioning and velocity control make major strides in power output, size, and control features. Applications such as laboratory automation, ...

At last, motor controller set up, milling machine re-assembled and working. Phew. All was not quite perfect, but pretty good. The installation (right) Plenty of insulation on the back of the controls ...