I am new so please do patient with me. I love tinkering with stuff and I have a very simple power source problem
I have a outdoor barbecue and am trying to add a electric rotisserie as well as some other things to it. I have some old electric motors etc that I found and am wanting to put them to use if possible. Okay so here is what I have...
I have 2 12 volt High Torque motors that have are 10 RPM.
I have reduction gears to reduce the RPM to 3, which is what I need.
These motors run fine on a 12 volt car battery.
My problem is this.
What can I use as a power source for this motor. (Meaning I would like plug something in a wall socket and then end up with the motor running.) I cant use a car battery all the time.
I tried using an old PC power supply. This worked for a few minutes and then it stopped)
The motors are rated at 20 amps.
Any ideas on what I could use or create for an external power source. I know this sound simple , but please keep in mind that I am a newbie to electronics.
Any help greatly appreciated.
My idea is that I switch the power on and the motor runs. I really want to keep i as simple as possible for starters.
Once I get the basics down, i do have some other components that I can add.
I have a remote controler circuit that operates the motors. But am still stuck on just getting a good power source.
Any help greatly appreciated.....
Thanks
I have a outdoor barbecue and am trying to add a electric rotisserie as well as some other things to it. I have some old electric motors etc that I found and am wanting to put them to use if possible. Okay so here is what I have...
I have 2 12 volt High Torque motors that have are 10 RPM.
I have reduction gears to reduce the RPM to 3, which is what I need.
These motors run fine on a 12 volt car battery.
My problem is this.
What can I use as a power source for this motor. (Meaning I would like plug something in a wall socket and then end up with the motor running.) I cant use a car battery all the time.
I tried using an old PC power supply. This worked for a few minutes and then it stopped)
The motors are rated at 20 amps.
Any ideas on what I could use or create for an external power source. I know this sound simple , but please keep in mind that I am a newbie to electronics.
Any help greatly appreciated.
My idea is that I switch the power on and the motor runs. I really want to keep i as simple as possible for starters.
Once I get the basics down, i do have some other components that I can add.
I have a remote controler circuit that operates the motors. But am still stuck on just getting a good power source.
Any help greatly appreciated.....
Thanks