Hi folks,
I'm in the process of building something of a steampunk joke gift for a friend and I want it to give the impression of starting up before puttering out.
So basically:
- the user will hit a button or flip a switch
- the motor will rev up (vrum vrum vrum vrumvrumvrumvrumvrum...)
- after about a second the motor will "fail" (vrumvrumvrum vrow vroow vroooow)
- an led will light up behind a paper display of an error message
The trouble is, I'm an absolute beginner and I'm not even sure what to google. Can I do this with capacitors and motors? Should I be looking at arduino? I covered electronics in a college physics class but I have never picked up a soldering iron without burning myself.
While I'd love it if someone just told me the easiest way to accomplish this, I'd also be happy with just an idea of what to look up so I can get started.
Thanks!
I'm in the process of building something of a steampunk joke gift for a friend and I want it to give the impression of starting up before puttering out.
So basically:
- the user will hit a button or flip a switch
- the motor will rev up (vrum vrum vrum vrumvrumvrumvrumvrum...)
- after about a second the motor will "fail" (vrumvrumvrum vrow vroow vroooow)
- an led will light up behind a paper display of an error message
The trouble is, I'm an absolute beginner and I'm not even sure what to google. Can I do this with capacitors and motors? Should I be looking at arduino? I covered electronics in a college physics class but I have never picked up a soldering iron without burning myself.
While I'd love it if someone just told me the easiest way to accomplish this, I'd also be happy with just an idea of what to look up so I can get started.
Thanks!