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			<title>Pranav Rathi: /* Shutter */</title>
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				&lt;td colspan='2' style=&quot;background-color: white; color:black;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 23:48, 17 November 2012&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The buildup is divided is the following categories. In the start make sure that you have a good set of screw driver, pliers, wire cutter, stripper and solder. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The buildup is divided is the following categories. In the start make sure that you have a good set of screw driver, pliers, wire cutter, stripper and solder. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==== Shutter====&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==== Shutter====&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;I will start with the choice of the motor. A 12V DC motor is a good choice because it can provide a wide &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rang &lt;/del&gt;of torques. The motor and the spring works against each other so it important to have the right set. So choose a 12V DC motor with a shaft length of at least 15mm. Mount the motor on the cage plate or platform as shown in the picture, you will need 4/40 screws to tight it (in present setup). &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;once &lt;/del&gt;this is done, unscrew and take the motor out. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;I will start with the choice of the motor. A 12V DC motor is a good choice because it can provide a wide &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;range &lt;/ins&gt;of torques. The motor and the spring works against each other so it important to have the right set. So choose a 12V DC motor with a shaft length of at least 15mm. Mount the motor on the cage plate or platform as shown in the picture, you will need 4/40 screws to tight it (in present setup). &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Once &lt;/ins&gt;this is done, unscrew and take the motor out. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now next task is to choose the right spring. The spring should be half the length of the shaft and the shaft should easily fit through the spring. I want to keep the spring-choice procedure really simple and easy. To choose the spring first need to know the torque of the motor. This is really simple&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;it can be mathematically &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;calculate &lt;/del&gt;if the voltage and the current &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/del&gt;known. But I like the experimental way; the setup is shown in the slide2. In the slide I have a DC motor with a leverage pivoted at the shaft and a free weight hanging with a string on the other side. In this, all I am doing is balancing the weigh at that point by giving the motor just enough power.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now next task is to choose the right spring. The spring should be half the length of the shaft and the shaft should easily fit through the spring. I want to keep the spring-choice procedure really simple and easy. To choose the spring first need to know the torque of the motor. This is really simple&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;; &lt;/ins&gt;it can be mathematically &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;calculated &lt;/ins&gt;if the voltage and the current &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;known. But I like the experimental way; the setup is shown in the slide2. In the slide I have a DC motor with a leverage pivoted at the shaft and a free weight hanging with a string on the other side. In this, all I am doing is balancing the weigh at that point by giving the motor just enough power.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;so &lt;/del&gt;the torque is equal to the weight at the distance from the shaft:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;So &lt;/ins&gt;the torque is equal to the weight at the distance from the shaft:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*:: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \mathbf{\tau}=r \times F&amp;nbsp; = r \times m .g &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*:: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \mathbf{\tau}=r \times F&amp;nbsp; = r \times m .g &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*:: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \mathbf{\tau}=2{\pi}n.K.r^2 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*:: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \mathbf{\tau}=2{\pi}n.K.r^2 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Where K is the stiffness, r distance from the shaft center and n number of times spring twisted one complete 360 degrees circle before it was hacked. Since the torque is n dependent, it is a matter of great convenience, because now it is really easy to pick the right spring. All you have to do&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;is twist the required number of times before hacked to get the right restoring torque. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Where K is the stiffness, r distance from the shaft center and n number of times spring twisted one complete 360 degrees circle before it was hacked. Since the torque is n dependent, it is a matter of great convenience, because now it is really easy to pick the right spring. All you have to do is twist the required number of times before hacked to get the right restoring torque. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Now we are ready &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;put the the shutter together. Start &lt;/del&gt;with &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the motor&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;most of the motors have little holes for the screws to hold slide3. Choose &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;screw which can fit into that but still sticking out few millimeters slide4. Next is the rotation stage which joins the cylinder to the &lt;/del&gt;motor &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and holds the &lt;/del&gt;spring &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;assembly. I choose the wood for this function, because its easy to machine &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a good thermal-insulator slide5. I drilled two hole on both sides; to fit the shaft and 1/4 screw on either sides. To drill for 1/4 I used 15/64 size drill-bit slide6,7,8 &amp;amp; 9. Now the motor can be attached to one side of the stage and cylinder to other slide10 &amp;amp; 11&lt;/del&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;There is even easier way &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;deal &lt;/ins&gt;with &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mambo-jumbo&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;get &lt;/ins&gt;a motor &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;get a &lt;/ins&gt;spring and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;put them together&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now we &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;can machine &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;spring assembly&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Slide 12 shows &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;parts &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;spring assembly. We need two metal strips of .75 and 1 cm long with a hole in &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;end &lt;/del&gt;for the screws. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;This strips with the &lt;/del&gt;screw &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;on &lt;/del&gt;the motor &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will define &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;boundaries of &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;movement&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Cylinder will rotate end &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;end between these strips&lt;/del&gt;. To &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;screw the strips directly on the stage we need to &lt;/del&gt;drill &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;two holes &lt;/del&gt;for &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the screws&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The holes are 135 degree apart over &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;face &lt;/del&gt;of the stage &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as shown in the slide13. We also drill a small hole for the spring attachment near the edge&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now we &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are ready to put &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;shutter together&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Start with &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;motor; most &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;motors have little holes &lt;/ins&gt;for the screws &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;to hold slide3&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Choose a &lt;/ins&gt;screw &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;which can fit into that but still sticking out few millimeters slide4. Next is the rotation stage which joins the cylinder to &lt;/ins&gt;the motor &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and holds &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;spring assembly. I choose &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wood for this function, because it’s easy to machine and a good thermal-insulator slide5&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;I drilled two hole on both sides; &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fit the shaft and 1/4 screw on either sides&lt;/ins&gt;. To drill for &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1/4 I used 15/64 size drill-bit slide6, 7, 8 &amp;amp; 9&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Now &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;motor can be attached to one side &lt;/ins&gt;of the stage &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and cylinder to other slide10 &amp;amp; 11&lt;/ins&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now all parts are ready to get together slide 14. This shutter is little different of what is shown in the video but follows the same concept. Put the shorter end of the spring in the hole on the stage like slide 15. Now the motor shaft will go through the spring into the stage. The other side of the spring is hold against the screw. You can twist the required number of turns before it holds to get the right restoring torque. Now the spring wants to move the stage clockwise but the strip against the screw does not let it (this is position 1). As the voltage is applied the motor turns counterclockwise working against the spring until the second strip stops it. When the voltage is applied the stage remains in the second position.&amp;nbsp; As soon as the voltage is turned down the spring restores the stage into the previous position. These two positions can be chosen for the shutter to be on/off slide 16,17 &amp;amp; 18.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Now we can machine the spring assembly. Slide 12 shows the parts of spring assembly. We need two metal strips of .75 and 1 cm long with a hole in the end for the screws. These strips with the screw on the motor will define the boundaries of the movement. Cylinder will rotate end to end between these strips. To screw the strips directly on the stage we need to drill two holes for the screws. The holes are 135 degree apart over the face of the stage as shown in the slide13. We also drill a small hole for the spring attachment near the edge.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now all parts are ready to get together slide 14. This shutter is little different of what is shown in the video&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;/pictures &lt;/ins&gt;but follows the same concept. Put the shorter end of the spring in the hole on the stage like slide 15. Now the motor shaft will go through the spring into the stage. The other side of the spring is hold against the screw. You can twist the required number of turns before it holds to get the right restoring torque. Now the spring wants to move the stage clockwise but the strip against the screw does not let it (this is position 1). As the voltage is applied the motor turns counterclockwise working against the spring until the second strip stops it. When the voltage is applied the stage remains in the second position.&amp;nbsp; As soon as the voltage is turned down the spring restores the stage into the previous position. These two positions can be chosen for the shutter to be on/off slide 16, 17 &amp;amp; 18.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A fully assembled shutter is ready. Now the next task is to prepare a control box.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A fully assembled shutter is ready. Now the next task is to prepare a control box.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;=== Construction=== &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;=== Construction=== &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The buildup is divided is the following categories. In the start make sure that you have a good set of screw driver, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;players&lt;/del&gt;, wire cutter &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;amp; &lt;/del&gt;stripper and solder. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The buildup is divided is the following categories. In the start make sure that you have a good set of screw driver, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;pliers&lt;/ins&gt;, wire cutter&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;stripper and solder. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==== Shutter====&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==== Shutter====&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;I will start with the choice of the motor. A 12V DC motor is a good choice because it can provide a wide rang of torques. The motor and the spring works against each other so it important to have the right set. So choose a 12V DC motor with a shaft length of at least 15mm. Mount the motor on the cage plate as shown in the picture, you will need 4/40 screws to tight it. once this is done, unscrew and take the motor out. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;I will start with the choice of the motor. A 12V DC motor is a good choice because it can provide a wide rang of torques. The motor and the spring works against each other so it important to have the right set. So choose a 12V DC motor with a shaft length of at least 15mm. Mount the motor on the cage plate &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;or platform &lt;/ins&gt;as shown in the picture, you will need 4/40 screws to tight it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;(in present setup)&lt;/ins&gt;. once this is done, unscrew and take the motor out. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now next task is to choose the right spring. The spring should be half the length of the shaft and the shaft should easily fit through the spring. I want to keep &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;all this &lt;/del&gt;really simple&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, so there is a very &lt;/del&gt;easy &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;way to choose the right spring&lt;/del&gt;. To choose the spring first need to know the torque of the motor. This is really simple, it can be mathematically calculate if the voltage and the current is known. But I like the experimental way; the setup is shown in the slide2. In the slide I have a DC motor with a leverage pivoted at the shaft and a free weight hanging with a string on the other side. In this, all I am doing is balancing the weigh at that point by giving the motor just enough power.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now next task is to choose the right spring. The spring should be half the length of the shaft and the shaft should easily fit through the spring. I want to keep &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the spring-choice procedure &lt;/ins&gt;really simple &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and &lt;/ins&gt;easy. To choose the spring first need to know the torque of the motor. This is really simple, it can be mathematically calculate if the voltage and the current is known. But I like the experimental way; the setup is shown in the slide2. In the slide I have a DC motor with a leverage pivoted at the shaft and a free weight hanging with a string on the other side. In this, all I am doing is balancing the weigh at that point by giving the motor just enough power.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;so the torque is equal to the weight at the distance from the shaft:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;so the torque is equal to the weight at the distance from the shaft:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Once this is know we can choose the spring with less torque &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;than this&lt;/del&gt;. The restoring torque applied by the spring can also be measure in the same fashion (as motor) as shown in slide1, with hanging known weight. The spring stiffness and the torque can be related through:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Once this is know we can choose the spring with less torque. The restoring torque applied by the spring can also be measure in the same fashion (as motor) as shown in slide1, with hanging known weight. The spring stiffness and the torque can be related through:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*:: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \mathbf{\tau}=2{\pi}n.K.r^2 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*:: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt; \mathbf{\tau}=2{\pi}n.K.r^2 &amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Motivation==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Motivation==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Motivation behind designing this shutter is speed, accuracy and variability (activation-time). In our optical tweezers we need to center the trap over the tethered bead, to get the geometry right (this affects the force measurement) and make our feedback program run. To center the tether we need to turn the laser intensity (trap) on/off quickly for various time intervals. To do this we used to use AOM (acoustooptic module), because it’s extremely quick (nano second on/off time). But AOM has some inherent oscillation problem which makes it use as a switch, unsuccessful. So I needed &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;some thing &lt;/del&gt;else (a shutter) which can replace this AOM function. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Motivation behind designing this shutter is speed, accuracy and variability (activation-time). In our optical tweezers we need to center the trap over the tethered bead, to get the geometry right (this affects the force measurement) and make our feedback program run. To center the tether we need to turn the laser intensity (trap) on/off quickly for various time intervals. To do this we used to use AOM (acoustooptic module), because it’s extremely quick (nano second on/off time). But AOM has some inherent oscillation problem which makes it use as a switch, unsuccessful. So I needed &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;something &lt;/ins&gt;else&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;(a shutter) which can replace this AOM function. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;This shutter does it exact&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;. It &lt;/del&gt;is fast (activation-time) with an opening time of 4 and closing time of 2 μsec. The shutter runs on a +5 volts voltage. It moves to an on-position with an active voltage (controlled by the toggle foot switch) working against a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;restoring&lt;/del&gt;-spring and remains on when the voltage is applied and turns to off when the voltage is removed. This gives a freedom of choice for the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;time &lt;/del&gt;shutter is active &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and &lt;/del&gt;very simple electronics &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;controls &lt;/del&gt;the speed (activation time)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;This shutter does it exact &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and it &lt;/ins&gt;is fast (activation-time) with an opening time of 4 and closing time of 2 μsec. The shutter runs on a +5 volts voltage. It moves to an on-position with an active voltage (controlled by the toggle foot switch) working against a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;restore&lt;/ins&gt;-spring and remains on when the voltage is applied and turns to off when the voltage is removed. This gives a freedom of choice for the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;duration &lt;/ins&gt;shutter is active &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;with &lt;/ins&gt;very simple electronics &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;used to control &lt;/ins&gt;the speed (activation time&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;.&lt;/ins&gt;)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In design the laser passes through an aperture&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, and &lt;/del&gt;the only moving part &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is the &lt;/del&gt;cylinder. No gears&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;and no electronics in the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;actual shutter, makes this &lt;/del&gt;design very stable and accurate, even under the heat produced by &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the &lt;/del&gt;laser beam.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the &lt;/ins&gt;design the laser passes through an aperture &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;on &lt;/ins&gt;the only moving part &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a &lt;/ins&gt;cylinder. No gears and no electronics in the design &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;make it &lt;/ins&gt;very &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;simple, &lt;/ins&gt;stable and accurate, even under the heat produced by &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a &lt;/ins&gt;laser beam. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The &lt;/ins&gt;shutter needs no special power supply &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and &lt;/ins&gt;can be run &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;on &lt;/ins&gt;a cell phone charge with an output of roughly 300mA/5V. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;This &lt;/del&gt;shutter needs no special power supply&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, it &lt;/del&gt;can be run &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;through &lt;/del&gt;a cell phone charge with an output of roughly 300mA/5V.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Cost and construction time is also important. With this design, a shutter can be prepared under $40 with 10 hours of construction time (10 x 25 (hourly wage of a technician)=$250+40=$290)&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;. Still &lt;/del&gt;better than many commercially available shutter systems with same performance.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Cost and construction time is also important. With this design, a shutter can be prepared under $40 with 10 hours of construction time (10 x 25 (hourly wage of a technician) =$250+40=$290)&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, still &lt;/ins&gt;better than many commercially available shutter systems with same performance.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Motivation behind designing this shutter is speed, accuracy and variability (activation-time). In our optical tweezers we need to center the trap over the tethered bead, to get the geometry right (this affects the force measurement) and make our feedback program run. To center the tether we need to turn the laser intensity (trap) on/off quickly for various time intervals. To do this we used to use AOM (acoustooptic module), because it’s extremely quick (nano second on/off time). But AOM has some inherent oscillation problem which makes it use as a switch, unsuccessful. So I needed some thing else (a shutter) which can replace this AOM function. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Motivation behind designing this shutter is speed, accuracy and variability (activation-time). In our optical tweezers we need to center the trap over the tethered bead, to get the geometry right (this affects the force measurement) and make our feedback program run. To center the tether we need to turn the laser intensity (trap) on/off quickly for various time intervals. To do this we used to use AOM (acoustooptic module), because it’s extremely quick (nano second on/off time). But AOM has some inherent oscillation problem which makes it use as a switch, unsuccessful. So I needed some thing else (a shutter) which can replace this AOM function. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;This shutter does it exact. It is fast (activation time) with an opening time of 4 and closing time of 2 μsec. The shutter runs on a +5 volts voltage. It moves to on-position with an active voltage (controlled by the toggle foot switch) working against a restoring-spring&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, it &lt;/del&gt;remains on when the voltage is applied and turns to off when the voltage is removed. This gives a freedom of choice for the time shutter is active and very simple electronics controls the speed (activation time)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;This shutter does it exact. It is fast (activation&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;-&lt;/ins&gt;time) with an opening time of 4 and closing time of 2 μsec. The shutter runs on a +5 volts voltage. It moves to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;an &lt;/ins&gt;on-position with an active voltage (controlled by the toggle foot switch) working against a restoring-spring &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and &lt;/ins&gt;remains on when the voltage is applied and turns to off when the voltage is removed. This gives a freedom of choice for the time shutter is active and very simple electronics controls the speed (activation time)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In design the laser passes through an aperture, and the only moving part is the cylinder. No gears, and no electronics in the actual shutter, makes this design very stable and accurate, even under the heat produced by the laser beam.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In design the laser passes through an aperture, and the only moving part is the cylinder. No gears, and no electronics in the actual shutter, makes this design very stable and accurate, even under the heat produced by the laser beam.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Motivation==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Motivation==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Motivation behind designing &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the &lt;/del&gt;shutter is speed, accuracy and variability (time). In our optical tweezers we need to center the trap over the tethered bead, to get the geometry right (&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;because &lt;/del&gt;this affects the force measurement) and make our feedback program run. To center the tether we need to turn the laser intensity (trap) on/off quickly for various time intervals. To do this we used to use AOM (acoustooptic module), because it’s extremely quick (nano second on/off time). But AOM has some inherent oscillation problem which makes it use as a switch, unsuccessful. So I needed some&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;-&lt;/del&gt;thing which can replace this AOM function. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Motivation behind designing &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;this &lt;/ins&gt;shutter is speed, accuracy and variability (&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;activation-&lt;/ins&gt;time). In our optical tweezers we need to center the trap over the tethered bead, to get the geometry right (this affects the force measurement) and make our feedback program run. To center the tether we need to turn the laser intensity (trap) on/off quickly for various time intervals. To do this we used to use AOM (acoustooptic module), because it’s extremely quick (nano second on/off time). But AOM has some inherent oscillation problem which makes it use as a switch, unsuccessful. So I needed some thing &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;else (a shutter) &lt;/ins&gt;which can replace this AOM function. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;This shutter does it exact. It is fast (activation time) with an opening time of 4 and closing time of 2 μsec. The shutter runs on a +5 volts voltage. It moves to on-position with an active voltage (controlled by the toggle foot switch) working against a restoring-spring, it remains on when the voltage is applied and turns to off when the voltage is removed. This gives a freedom of choice for the time shutter is active and very simple electronics controls the speed (activation time)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;This shutter does it exact. It is fast (activation time) with an opening time of 4 and closing time of 2 μsec. The shutter runs on a +5 volts voltage. It moves to on-position with an active voltage (controlled by the toggle foot switch) working against a restoring-spring, it remains on when the voltage is applied and turns to off when the voltage is removed. This gives a freedom of choice for the time shutter is active and very simple electronics controls the speed (activation time)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Motivation==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Motivation==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Motivation behind designing the shutter is speed, accuracy and variability (time). In our optical tweezers we need to center the trap over the tethered bead, to get the geometry right(because this affects the force measurement)and make our &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;feed-back &lt;/del&gt;program run. To center the tether we need to turn the laser intensity on/off quickly for &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;variable &lt;/del&gt;time intervals. To do this we used to use AOM, because it’s extremely quick (&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;nsec&lt;/del&gt;) &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and variable&lt;/del&gt;. So I needed some-thing which can replace this AOM function. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Motivation behind designing the shutter is speed, accuracy and variability (time). In our optical tweezers we need to center the trap over the tethered bead, to get the geometry right (because this affects the force measurement) and make our &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;feedback &lt;/ins&gt;program run. To center the tether we need to turn the laser intensity &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;(trap) &lt;/ins&gt;on/off quickly for &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;various &lt;/ins&gt;time intervals. To do this we used to use AOM &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;(acoustooptic module)&lt;/ins&gt;, because it’s extremely quick (&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;nano second on/off time&lt;/ins&gt;)&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;. But AOM has some inherent oscillation problem which makes it use as a switch, unsuccessful&lt;/ins&gt;. So I needed some-thing which can replace this AOM function. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;This shutter does it exact. It is fast with opening time of 4 and closing time 2 μsec. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Since the &lt;/del&gt;shutter runs on&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;/&lt;/del&gt;with &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the &lt;/del&gt;active voltage (controlled by the toggle foot switch), it remains &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;active with &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;applied &lt;/del&gt;voltage&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, with the freedom &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;chose any active time&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The speed &lt;/del&gt;of the shutter &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;can also be controlled.&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;This shutter does it exact. It is fast &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;(activation time) &lt;/ins&gt;with &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;an &lt;/ins&gt;opening time of 4 and closing time &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of &lt;/ins&gt;2 μsec. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The &lt;/ins&gt;shutter runs on &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a +5 volts voltage. It moves to on-position &lt;/ins&gt;with &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;an &lt;/ins&gt;active voltage (controlled by the toggle foot switch) &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;working against a restoring-spring&lt;/ins&gt;, it remains &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;on when &lt;/ins&gt;the voltage &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is applied and turns &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;off when the voltage is removed&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;This gives a freedom &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;choice for &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;time &lt;/ins&gt;shutter &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is active and very simple electronics controls the speed (activation time)&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In design the laser passes through an aperture, and the only moving part is the cylinder. No gears, and no electronics in the actual shutter, makes this design very stable and accurate, even under the heat produced by the laser beam.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In design the laser passes through an aperture, and the only moving part is the cylinder. No gears, and no electronics in the actual shutter, makes this design very stable and accurate, even under the heat produced by the laser beam.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;This shutter needs no special power supply, it can be run through a cell phone charge with an output of roughly 300mA/5V.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;This shutter needs no special power supply, it can be run through a cell phone charge with an output of roughly 300mA/5V.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Motivation==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Motivation==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Motivation behind designing the shutter is speed, accuracy and variability (time). In our optical tweezers we need to center the trap over the tethered bead, to get the geometry right(because this affects the force measurement)and make our feed-back program run. To center the tether we need to turn the laser intensity on/off quickly for variable time intervals. To do this we used to use AOM, because it’s extremely quick (nsec) and variable. So I needed some-thing which can replace this AOM function. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Motivation behind designing the shutter is speed, accuracy and variability (time). In our optical tweezers we need to center the trap over the tethered bead, to get the geometry right(because this affects the force measurement)and make our feed-back program run. To center the tether we need to turn the laser intensity on/off quickly for variable time intervals. To do this we used to use AOM, because it’s extremely quick (nsec) and variable. So I needed some-thing which can replace this AOM function. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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