Maybe someone can be kind enough to help me. I would like to build a circut that runs a 1.5v-3v motor when the detector CAN see the emitter. When it can NOT it cuts the power to the motor.
This is how I have it wired with just an LED for now
There is 2 problems I have
1) it is working backwards from what I need. ( when the beam is broken it delivers the power instead of kills it)
2) it is not able to draw enough current to power the motor
I think i need to use a transistor, a relay or an IC to get what I need but I am not sure which way I should be looking into.
Any help or suggestions would be great.
PS. I do not know a ton about electronics (still learning) but i can usually follow a schematic pretty well
This is how I have it wired with just an LED for now
There is 2 problems I have
1) it is working backwards from what I need. ( when the beam is broken it delivers the power instead of kills it)
2) it is not able to draw enough current to power the motor
I think i need to use a transistor, a relay or an IC to get what I need but I am not sure which way I should be looking into.
Any help or suggestions would be great.
PS. I do not know a ton about electronics (still learning) but i can usually follow a schematic pretty well