Thread: Zombie Twitcher

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This is a windshield wiper motor based prop.

Motor is place on the armature spine and push/pulls from the hip to create a rocking motion.

The head should rotate, but the mask seems to be binding the movement. I'll need to work on that.

With WWM, the power supply is key. "Wall warts" have enough voltage, but low amps (0.3 - 0.5), so not enough torque to move this mechanism.
Standard laptop power supplies have good amps (4 - 5), but voltage to too high for this prop, >10 volts and the prop becomes too violent and will likely break the armature.

This power supply is from an old Dlink router. 2 Amps, 6 volts. The jerky motion is unique to this power supply.

http://legacyofhorror.org/?page_id=1304

Zombie Twitcher , that's a great name (and prop), matches with the movement perfectly .

I tried a few power supplies with a zombie I recently finished,the different voltage and amperage definitely affects the final movement.

I like it... great work! Any chance of getting a video of the inside workings?

I really like that and your website.
I would like a tut please.