I need help building a circuit.
I have an ACME threaded rod that is driving a nut about 16 inches using a 120v AC motor. There are DPST switches at both ends to stop the nut from going to far.
So I need to start the motor with the nut at the right switch, and have the nut travel to the left switch. At this point I want to wait a few seconds, heat a NiChrome wire for a few seconds, and then send the nut back to the right switch.
This process will happen over and over.
To start the process a push button or toggle switch would be fine.
I am okay with using relays to control the voltages to the motor and the NiChrome wire. I could use a timer circuit but the timings are not that critical.
If given the components and a hint on the right direction, I could probably figure it out.
Thanks,
Paul
I have an ACME threaded rod that is driving a nut about 16 inches using a 120v AC motor. There are DPST switches at both ends to stop the nut from going to far.
So I need to start the motor with the nut at the right switch, and have the nut travel to the left switch. At this point I want to wait a few seconds, heat a NiChrome wire for a few seconds, and then send the nut back to the right switch.
This process will happen over and over.
To start the process a push button or toggle switch would be fine.
I am okay with using relays to control the voltages to the motor and the NiChrome wire. I could use a timer circuit but the timings are not that critical.
If given the components and a hint on the right direction, I could probably figure it out.
Thanks,
Paul