Arduino turning a knob left and right with Digital PWM

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StealthRT

Joined Mar 20, 2009
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Hey all i am trying to find a way in order to turn an car amp's bass level knob left and right using an arduino's Digital PWM pin. I am thinking that a stepper motor would be the correct motor to use in order to do this or no?

Also, would there be a better fitting motor to do what i am looking to do without much needed modifications to the bass level knob in order to attach it to the motor to turn it?

The bass knob looks like this:


Any insight would be great!
 
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w2aew

Joined Jan 3, 2012
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Probably the easiest way to do this would be to use a typical RC Servo. They have gear reduction to give a bit if extra torque, and adjust to a particular position based on the pulse width on the control input. Google RC Servos for more info. I think there may even be a servo library in the standard Arduino IDE.
 
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