Simple Centrifuge Rotor (Microfuge) by Volkchemie 3d model
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Simple Centrifuge Rotor (Microfuge) by Volkchemie

Simple Centrifuge Rotor (Microfuge) by Volkchemie

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Last crawled date: 3 years, 1 month ago
https://youtu.be/EWWUqkEXJUE
With the basic idea of using a brushless DC motor like https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2598206, I wanted a simpler rotor (uses only 9g) and a more robust and water tight exterior. Reducing the complexity also makes it easier to balance at very high rpm.
The motor is mounted with some machine screws and a chunk of wood and glued to the bottom of a canister jar.
The motor is driven by a common motor ESC and PWM controller and supplied with a 12v 5a supply.
The centrifuge can spin to roughly 42,717g based on the tachometer and radius of rotor.

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