ScubaSparky Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 (edited) As title.... Does anyone know the wattage of the motor on the A1 Decoys / Rotor Coys Turbo Flapper or what size fuse would be best to protect the motor ? Think it would be wise to add a fuse which would cost pence as aposed to a blown motor. Cheers Simon Edited November 15, 2012 by ScubaSparky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaSparky Posted November 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Anyone ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE MEK Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Didn't think you would need one if you got wires round the wrong way the motor is just reversed ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushpower Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 phone them up very knwolegable they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaSparky Posted December 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Didn't think you would need one if you got wires round the wrong way the motor is just reversed ? I was thinking more like, if the motor got over strained / over loaded because of seized linkages or if I forgot to break the wings. My thinking is that all 12v devices / circuits in a car are protected by a fuse & so are all devices in the house. phone them up very knwolegable they are Yes I emailed them the other day, I'll post up their response in a min... Cheers Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaSparky Posted December 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Hi The Turbo Flapper & Timer arrived safely at 07:38 this AM many thanks. To give me added piece of mind I think I am going to add a Standard Car Blade fuse on an additional length of wire - The Fuse would cost pence as a-posed to a blown motor ! Do you know the wattage of the motor on the Turbo Flapper or what size fuse would be best to protect the motor ? Thanks Simon Thanks for your message, Got hold of the motor supplier last night, he said there really is no need to put a fuse inline as they are designed not to need one but is you really really have to do it then it must be no more than 500 milliamp. Hope this helps, Kind regards - sportingagent Hi Thanks for your reply about Fuse.... Ah your motor supplier (MFA? or similar) says I don't really need a Fuse - so the motor wont burn out if something got jammed. Perhaps I wont bother then, but if I felt compelled to do so a fuse no bigger than 500 milliamp / 0.5 amp will do the trick. I have also remembered to leave you Positive Feedback on the sale ! Cheers Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent36 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 I would measure the current of the flapper under load (with a pigeon on it), then add 25% of that value, this allows for start up and other factors. (under load gives 250mA, 25% = 62.5mA Total is 312.5mA) . If you do stall the motor unprotected it will cause damage, a common place is the brushes on the motor burning out. Hope this helps!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaSparky Posted December 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 I would measure the current of the flapper under load (with a pigeon on it), then add 25% of that value, this allows for start up and other factors. (under load gives 250mA, 25% = 62.5mA Total is 312.5mA) . If you do stall the motor unprotected it will cause damage, a common place is the brushes on the motor burning out. Hope this helps!! Thanks for the tip Agent36 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
night prowler Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 no need for fuse BUT DO NOT CONECT THE WIRE ON THE WRONG POLES it burns the motor out as it`s as a gear box on them been there done it £10 -£15 pounds later with bartering and buying another of the guy but they do work better in pairs and on timers short flap long pauses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harpoonlouis Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Some speed contol boxes come with a "fuse " in them which is actually there to protect the pcd if you connect it up wrongly it is a short 500mA if I remember correcty. Saves you blowing the electronics up if you get the terminals around the wrong way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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