SafeAirOne

Re: Servo motor speed control--Wizcrafts was on the right track; DDahl solved the problem in a very simple manner in another thread here on Leatherworker a few months back, but amazingly, the solution was generally ignored. Fortunately, Larry from Southwest Florida Holsters didn't ignore the solution and posted a 'how-to' on his website and also spread the word to a few other forums, including this thread on hotrodders.com, where I came across it. I modified the solution a bit (detailed at the end of the hotrodders thread), but the principle is the same. My motor now goes from a speed of "1" up to "15", the max I have set, EVENLY OVER THE ENTIRE RANGE OF TRAVEL of the speed control arm, not just in the first 1/4 inch like it used to! All the links above contain the answer to your optical speed controller sensitivity problems on the various servo motors. --Mark

Dave--Thanks SO MUCH for this post. It set in motion a chain of events that lead to the taming of the 'ramp-up' speed on my SewQuiet 5000 servo motor, thanks to Larry at Southwestern Florida Holsters who spread the word. Larry posted a 'how-to' on his website. I now have speed control from "1" to the maximum programmed speed OVER THE FULL RANGE OF MY SPEED CONTROL ARM, not just that first 1/4" of travel. I did it a little differently, using an opaque piece of plastic cut into a shape that gradually blocks out the light over the full travel of the control arm, but the principle is the same. (details at the end of this thread on hotrodders.com). ...and now the circle is complete! Again, thanks a million!! --Mark