mad1 Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 i am in process of makin a magnet while i am off work i have made the base and arms and rigs to hold dead birds in . I am looking for a suitable motor and speed controler i have been told you could take a light dimmer switch apart and use that but im not too sure . it will be 12v as i already have some small 7amp batterys . Any advise on length of arms also as i cant make them adjustable so i would need to have them cut to length and keep them at that . many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HW682 Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 If you mean a dimmer for mains lighting (ac) it won't work with 12V dc. HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad1 Posted October 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 If you mean a dimmer for mains lighting (ac) it won't work with 12V dc. HTH. cheers for that . I did not think so but was not sure one of the lads at work said to try . Any ideas what to use as i need to do it on cheap while i am off work or could i use different motor with some control about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HW682 Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 If you are using a windscreen wiper motor, then these are normally 2 speed. (Might even be a 3 speed out there?). If you are lucky, one of these speed settings might be just right. If not I have heard of people using a car heater fan multi-speed switch. Don't know how that performs but cheap enough to try from a scapyard. You could try searching the forum as this subject has come up several times, or hopefully some one will post with more suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad1 Posted October 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 If you are using a windscreen wiper motor, then these are normally 2 speed. (Might even be a 3 speed out there?). If you are lucky, one of these speed settings might be just right. If not I have heard of people using a car heater fan multi-speed switch. Don't know how that performs but cheap enough to try from a scapyard. You could try searching the forum as this subject has come up several times, or hopefully some one will post with more suggestions. thanks for that i will try that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon 3 Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Hi Mate, any front windscreen wiper motor works fine as for a speed controller you can use a car heater fan speed controller but it is a lot easier to buy one. I bought a Magtame one and they are the business. ATB Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 i am in process of makin a magnet while i am off work i have made the base and arms and rigs to hold dead birds in . I am looking for a suitable motor and speed controler i have been told you could take a light dimmer switch apart and use that but im not too sure . it will be 12v as i already have some small 7amp batterys . Any advise on length of arms also as i cant make them adjustable so i would need to have them cut to length and keep them at that . many thanks Try this A lot of people asked abt my build http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...amp;pid=1111190 http://s856.photobucket.com/albums/ab130/T...xHunter/rotary/ TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 A lot of people asked abt my build http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...amp;pid=1111190 http://s856.photobucket.com/albums/ab130/T...xHunter/rotary/ TEH your links not working try this one http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...=129390&hl= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad1 Posted October 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 your links not working try this one http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...=129390&hl= thanks thats better than mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 thanks thats better than mine :blink: http://s856.photobucket.com/albums/ab130/T...exHunter/rotary Should work know TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_s Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 i'm just doing the same thing with some good advice from TEH's build diary and found that the motor i used, a mondeo front wiper motor runs 42 rpm on the fast setting and 32 rpm on slow. that was with plastic decoys with foam wings so heavier than hypaflaps but lighter than dead birds which is important because the more load you add, the more current the motor draws. as i set it up it was drawing 3amps so a 7ah battery would only last just over 2 hours. from reading other sites about wiper motors i think the one i used might draw more current than some others but without knowing that first i just bought the first cheap motor i saw. i haven't fitted a speed control yet but think i'll opt for buying a magtame rather than trying to make my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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