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At present I have a Dart 253G-200E controller powering a Dayton 4Z383A gearmotor at a fixed speed forward and reverse. Specs on the motor are 90V, 31RPM, 1/8HP, 1.1A.
I need to vary the motor speed and do this remotely from the physical location of the Dart controller and motor. What I'm hoping to do is to use an OEM Controls MS4M8636 single axis joystick I have. I'm thinking I can install a potentiometer in the joystick compatible with the existing one in the Controller (JB5180A 9927) and run wire back to the controller, bypassing the existing Pot. Wire run is roughly 25' and will be sized for load.
My problem is I don't know what size potentiometer to use. I haven't found a value on the existing potentiometer, I think is 5K. If someone could confirm that please?
Second issue is looking at the joystick one direction of travel with the handle results in about an (+,-)160* CW rotation of the potentiometer shaft. The other direction of travel results in a (+,-)160* CCW rotation of potentiometer Shaft. Will a common rotary potentiometer control the speed slow to fast both CW and CCW when mounted in the joystick?
I may be over thinking this but if the potentiometer values change from end to end (2 -1>3) for full range. From center to one end (2>1) will provide different values from center to the opposite end (2>3)? Speed would be slower/faster CW/CCW?
Thanks for the help,
Wade
I need to vary the motor speed and do this remotely from the physical location of the Dart controller and motor. What I'm hoping to do is to use an OEM Controls MS4M8636 single axis joystick I have. I'm thinking I can install a potentiometer in the joystick compatible with the existing one in the Controller (JB5180A 9927) and run wire back to the controller, bypassing the existing Pot. Wire run is roughly 25' and will be sized for load.
My problem is I don't know what size potentiometer to use. I haven't found a value on the existing potentiometer, I think is 5K. If someone could confirm that please?
Second issue is looking at the joystick one direction of travel with the handle results in about an (+,-)160* CW rotation of the potentiometer shaft. The other direction of travel results in a (+,-)160* CCW rotation of potentiometer Shaft. Will a common rotary potentiometer control the speed slow to fast both CW and CCW when mounted in the joystick?
I may be over thinking this but if the potentiometer values change from end to end (2 -1>3) for full range. From center to one end (2>1) will provide different values from center to the opposite end (2>3)? Speed would be slower/faster CW/CCW?
Thanks for the help,
Wade
