Hi
I am preparing for the 555 contest and was hoping I could get some advice before I start hooking up.
It's not the 555 circuit that needs help (I think), but rather the part of making a motor spin.
The idea is to use a potmeter mounted on a big joystick to adjust RC time constant. The further back the joystick is pulled, the longer the out pulse time on the 555 when triggered, and the more charge the big capacitor gets. I want to push the SPDT switch to release energy to dc motor wich will spin more powerfull the further back the joystick was on trigger (555 trigger). Motor will be connected to mechanism to send some particle flying to a basketball hoop or similar (really small scale). Am I getting things right here?
I want to handle the timing part of the circuit, it's the motor/capacitor part I could use some advise on!
Thank you
I am preparing for the 555 contest and was hoping I could get some advice before I start hooking up.
It's not the 555 circuit that needs help (I think), but rather the part of making a motor spin.
The idea is to use a potmeter mounted on a big joystick to adjust RC time constant. The further back the joystick is pulled, the longer the out pulse time on the 555 when triggered, and the more charge the big capacitor gets. I want to push the SPDT switch to release energy to dc motor wich will spin more powerfull the further back the joystick was on trigger (555 trigger). Motor will be connected to mechanism to send some particle flying to a basketball hoop or similar (really small scale). Am I getting things right here?
I want to handle the timing part of the circuit, it's the motor/capacitor part I could use some advise on!
Thank you