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In fact, it is not a very precise clock, but a visually interesting device. It consists of a set of gears powered by a small stepper motor.

Today I will show you how to make a 3D Printed Arduino clock. In fact, it is not a precise clock, but a visually interesting device.

It consists of a set of gears powered by a small stepper motor. The stepper is controlled by Arduino nano, on which is uploaded a simple sketch, and a ULN2003 motor driver board.

When the power is turned on, the stepper starts moving the Seconds arrow one step at a second. The hands for minutes and hours move successively through the set of gears, of course at a correspondingly slower speed. The motor was turned off during waiting, and the delay was adjusted to keep the time.In this way, the power consumption is very small, and overheating of the stepper is avoided.”

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