Simple DC motor control? Fuse?

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bulaboo

Joined Aug 20, 2022
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Hello everybody!

Any idea how to make a simple, robust, device (fuse?) that releases a relay when a 6 Volt DC motor is jammed, and the current exceeds ~40 mA?
Some kind of a shunt resistor and measuring the voltage?

All ideas, hints and advice are very welcome.
Thank you in advance!
 

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bulaboo

Joined Aug 20, 2022
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How about something like this?
Let's assume that the motor is already running when this take place… Ignore the start current peak.

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(Vout goes to the relay thru which V+ comes.)
 

Danko

Joined Nov 22, 2017
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IMPORTANT >> Where do I connect V? Is it between R2 and C1?
As shown on diagram +V connected to node "A".
That's it. No more any voltages.
ADDED:
Motor connected between "A" and "B".
Motor shown as resistor.
ADDED:
Circuit for 6 V:
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bulaboo

Joined Aug 20, 2022
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As shown on diagram +V connected to node "A".
That's it. No more any voltages.
ADDED:
Motor connected between "A" and "B".
Motor shown as resistor.
Thank you for the clarification. I somehow looked totally wrong. Now it makes sense, thanks!
 

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bulaboo

Joined Aug 20, 2022
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Yes, resistance value of R3 is 3Ω.
Thank you!

Good News (for me): thanks to you guys I re-started my ”electronics hobby” :) It was on kind of a pause since 1980's or something. Now I try to learn use EasyEDA. Great stuff!
 

k1ng 1337

Joined Sep 11, 2020
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Thank you!

Good News (for me): thanks to you guys I re-started my ”electronics hobby” :) It was on kind of a pause since 1980's or something. Now I try to learn use EasyEDA. Great stuff!
Get yourself an Arduino Uno. If you are only looking for minor precision to see if there is a large change in current, the ATmega328 microcontroller can handle that and plenty more. The onboard ADC can read a shunt resistor with little programming. Good luck on your quest and welcome to the forum.
 

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bulaboo

Joined Aug 20, 2022
10
Get yourself an Arduino Uno. If you are only looking for minor precision to see if there is a large change in current, the ATmega328 microcontroller can handle that and plenty more. The onboard ADC can read a shunt resistor with little programming. Good luck on your quest and welcome to the forum.
Good tip, thanks. I was considering do this with Arduino nano but in this case better do it analog.
In fact, this is a small part of a larger system that is ran by Arduino Uno. This DC Motor controlling is kind of a sensor and there are many of these, each working independently. I try to make it robust, less digital, simple…
But, I might be totally wrong and go back digital, hah haa!
 
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