Hey everyone, I stumbled across this forum in searching for a couple of questions I have, and this is quite the resource of information!
I am building a 'Christmas Card' for the community that is essentially Santa on a sleigh cut out of a 4x8 sheet of plywood. Unfortunately, I can't make anything too simple so I'm trying to figure out how to make one of Santa's arms "wave."
Here's where I could really use some insight from you guys. I really don't have any experience in selecting (or where to find) motors. From my research, I think I'm looking for a AC induction motor that spins between 30-60RPM and offers no more than 5 ft-lb of torque. I haven't had any luck finding a motor anywhere close to these specs, but I guess I'm either not looking in the right places (or those types of motors don't exist!).
Another question I have is, if the AC motor that meets these specs isn't rated for 120VAC and is a 24VAC, how do I go about transforming that signal down? Is a transformer like one of these simply the answer?
I'm trying to make this card as easy for someone to use as possible, so I'd like it to be able to just be plugged into an outlet and a switch flipped to turn it on/off. I figured this would suffice? Should I incorporate some sort of fuse just in case?
I am building a 'Christmas Card' for the community that is essentially Santa on a sleigh cut out of a 4x8 sheet of plywood. Unfortunately, I can't make anything too simple so I'm trying to figure out how to make one of Santa's arms "wave."
Here's where I could really use some insight from you guys. I really don't have any experience in selecting (or where to find) motors. From my research, I think I'm looking for a AC induction motor that spins between 30-60RPM and offers no more than 5 ft-lb of torque. I haven't had any luck finding a motor anywhere close to these specs, but I guess I'm either not looking in the right places (or those types of motors don't exist!).
Another question I have is, if the AC motor that meets these specs isn't rated for 120VAC and is a 24VAC, how do I go about transforming that signal down? Is a transformer like one of these simply the answer?
I'm trying to make this card as easy for someone to use as possible, so I'd like it to be able to just be plugged into an outlet and a switch flipped to turn it on/off. I figured this would suffice? Should I incorporate some sort of fuse just in case?
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