Wax Motors Add Motion to Your Projects

Mon, 10 Nov 2014 21:00:40 +0000, by Adam Fabio

[electronicsNmore] has uploaded a great teardown and tutorial
video (YouTube link) about wax
motors. Electric wax motors aren't
common in hobby electronics, but they are common in the appliance industry,
which means the motors can be often be obtained cheaply or for free from
discarded appliances. Non-electric wax motors have been used as automotive
coolant thermostats
for years.  Who knows, this may be just what the doctor ordered for your next
project.

As [electronicsNmore] explains, wax motors are rather simple devices. A small
block of wax is sealed in a metal container with a movable piston. When
heated, the wax … Read the rest

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#classic-hacks #appliance #outdoor-thermostat #positive-temperature-Coefficient #PTC #thermostat #Wax-motor

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