Kitronik Linear Actuator Kit

Kitronik's Linear Actuator converts the circular movement of a 180 degree servo (supplied) into motion in a straight line, one way and then the other. It can be mounted to a project to provide either horizontal or vertical movement.

Linear Actuators are useful for a whole host of different applications, like robots, automated button switching, steering racks for buggies, a point switcher on a model railway, animating a diorama display, etc. Linear actuators are also used extensively in industry and in consumer products, such as valves, cams, floppy disk drives and optical disk drives, just to name a few.

An example of a fully assembled linear actuator being used with a servo:lite board and BBC microbit.

The Linear Actuator has been cut from a 5mm clear blue Perspex Sheet, the same material as used in our servo powered Klaw gripper. There are a range of mounting holes at either end of the rack including a 3mm hole, a 3mm square, and standard servo horn holes suitable for wire (1mm dia) and it has approximately 20mm of travel. It has a gear ratio of 2:3 and the stall torque of the provided servo is 1.5kg/cm at 6V and 1.3kg at 4.8V.

Features

• The Linear Actuator converts the circular movement of a 180 degree servo (supplied) into motion in a straight line
• It is supplied with a 180 degree FS90 servo and fixings
• Useful for a wide range of applications, such as; robotics, switching, animating displays and more
• Use with boards such as micro:bit, Arduino, or Raspberry Pi
• It can be used with a number of our microbit accessory boards, such as:
  • Servo:Lite board for :MOVE mini
  • Kitronik 16 Servo Driver Board for the BBC micro:bit
  • All-in-one Robotics Board for BBC micro:bit

Contents

• Linear Actuator Laser Cut Parts
• 1 x Micro 180 Degree Servo and fixings
• 2 x M3x 10 Pozi PanSteel M/C
• 1 x M3 Form A Steel Washer
• Linear Actuator assembly Instructions