Hey guys/ladies,
I'm trying to build a solar tracker, and I'm still fairly new to some components used in circuits such as Mosfets, but I have been trying to read up on it but not really getting too far with my project.
The concept is fairly easy, and at one point my circuit was working but my MOSFETs I was using at first where becoming extremely hot, so I figured I had something hooked up wrong. The Mosfets in the schematic attached can handle much more current than my first ones, but I have not tested these out yet, as I wanted to get some ideas on how to hook this up the right way to achieve my goal.
Thanks!
Note* All my FETs are NPN in the schematic. I know some suggest using PNP for high or something like that, and NPN for low...but if so, can you tell me which ones to buy? I'd like to power at least a 12V Linear Actuator.
I'm trying to build a solar tracker, and I'm still fairly new to some components used in circuits such as Mosfets, but I have been trying to read up on it but not really getting too far with my project.
The concept is fairly easy, and at one point my circuit was working but my MOSFETs I was using at first where becoming extremely hot, so I figured I had something hooked up wrong. The Mosfets in the schematic attached can handle much more current than my first ones, but I have not tested these out yet, as I wanted to get some ideas on how to hook this up the right way to achieve my goal.
Thanks!
Note* All my FETs are NPN in the schematic. I know some suggest using PNP for high or something like that, and NPN for low...but if so, can you tell me which ones to buy? I'd like to power at least a 12V Linear Actuator.
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