I started here: http://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/showthread.php?t=9850
My goal is to have a picture that hangs over my wall-mounted television such that when the TV is powered on, the current activates an auxiliary (probably DC) circuit that operates a motor or an actuator to move the picture out of the way, and when the TV is powered off, the circuit flips polarity and returns the picture.
Couple things here:
- I'm not worried about the mechanical side of this - just the circuit.
- DC motors are much cheaper than actuators, but I need some sort of limit switch capability as well
- My knowledge of electronics if minimal, and if purchasing parts to do the bulk of this is possible for cheap enough, I'd prefer that...
My goal is to have a picture that hangs over my wall-mounted television such that when the TV is powered on, the current activates an auxiliary (probably DC) circuit that operates a motor or an actuator to move the picture out of the way, and when the TV is powered off, the circuit flips polarity and returns the picture.
Couple things here:
- I'm not worried about the mechanical side of this - just the circuit.
- DC motors are much cheaper than actuators, but I need some sort of limit switch capability as well
- My knowledge of electronics if minimal, and if purchasing parts to do the bulk of this is possible for cheap enough, I'd prefer that...