Hey Folks,
Most of my work is confined to lighting, so bear with me if I'm asking something crazy here. I'm looking to build a circuit that runs a motor up to a limit when it receives power, and then runs the motor back out when it loses power. I would prefer to go with a solution that does not involve continuous power consumption while it is active (I think I have a solution that involves gravity which I'm shying away from for the above reason.) The load being moved is between .5 and 2 pounds, and the run distance is probably below 18".
I have some vague idea involving a bank of capacitors, but I am not terribly familiar with the tools out there that will help me accomplish the footwork of supplying forward and backward polarity.
Most of my work is confined to lighting, so bear with me if I'm asking something crazy here. I'm looking to build a circuit that runs a motor up to a limit when it receives power, and then runs the motor back out when it loses power. I would prefer to go with a solution that does not involve continuous power consumption while it is active (I think I have a solution that involves gravity which I'm shying away from for the above reason.) The load being moved is between .5 and 2 pounds, and the run distance is probably below 18".
I have some vague idea involving a bank of capacitors, but I am not terribly familiar with the tools out there that will help me accomplish the footwork of supplying forward and backward polarity.