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That's great thanks, I'm going to set about making some foam decoys tomorrow ready for an outing on Sunday!

Ok perfect thank you! I'm thinking about trying some bamboo canes as arms! I've also got some tent poles but they aren't long enough to make 2 meters!

I'm not too worried about weight as it only takes a minute from my car where I shoot! Also I'm pretty sure I've got a freind with a spare car battery( very tight budget) also a quick question about arms? How long should they be and do they need to have any flex to them?

Ah right I'm ist toting to hope it lasts long enough haha I'm planning on getting my hands on a car battery so hopefully should last long enough!

That sounds like a plan! Thanks guys for all the advice much appreciated I'd still be scratching my head if I didn't ask you guys!

So I connected the battery leads straight to the terminals on the gearbox which is where the motor leads are attached to. Am I going to ****** it up? Thanks for that!

Marmite I've pm'd you. That's great news that way I can just put the clips different terminals until I find a combination that works? Could I damage the motor by connecting it to wrong terminals? Like I said know nothing about electrics haha

Just another though could I have small crocodile clips that come from the battery wires that I clip straight to the row of connection points?

Hi guys cheers for the advice, so I hooked up a battery and tried touching to two ends different terminals on the gearbox, I found putting them on different ones I was able to find a slow speed fast speed and it went anti clock wise! Would I be able to solder done small connectors to the different points so I can swap them around if I want a different speed on the magnet? Thanks again guys much appreciated Also do I even need a switch? Could I just attach the battery straight to the motor? Cheers boys

Perfect! Shall I just ignore the rest of the wires? Very silly question but is there a way of making spin different ways then? Thanks for the advice I know absolutely nothing about electrics!

Thanks very much for your reply! Right so I can attach the 2 wires that come out of the motor straight to the battery and it should start spinning? Cherrs

Hi all, I've been lurking around for a while and really enjoy the forum! Got a question for you guys out there. So I'm wanting to make a magnet and have just got hold of an old Bosch wiper motor from a Passat. The part that I need advice on is how to wire it up! It has red and green wires that come out of the motor and attach to the gearbox? Also from the gearbox there are 5 other wires the go to a large connector. I have no idea about how to wire it to the battery and can I just put a dimmer switch I between the 2 for speed control? I know this subject has been covered many times but can't find anything on this subject. Any advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks guys Darren