raymond1 262 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 right i am biulding an incubator and have got stuck trying to work out the turning mechanism heres what i have done ; i striped an old incubator and the turning motor is 5rpm and it had two small relay switches accompanying the turning mechanism so i bought a larger turning motor so i could make a larger incubator , that motor is 5.3 rpm and i want to know where do i get two switches from that would do what the old incubator did , as in limit the turning function to 1/2 revs per hour rph there must be some electrical boffins on here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
R.A.W 1,987 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. sorry mate i'd help if i could Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redcharge 378 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Maplins will be your best bet what voltage is the incubator? 230V? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raymond1 262 Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Maplins will be your best bet what voltage is the incubator? 230V? 240 volt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redcharge 378 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Maybe a fan speed control would do the trick with out knowing the load and full details it's hard to advise you really. Just pop into Maplin they should be able to help you out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bryanm45 787 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 R S components online are worth a look they have everything just sometimes not in stock lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxy 617 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Are you sure the power to the motor is not transformed down to around 12-24 v? At low voltage you can control the speed of a motor. As far as I'm aware, a motor that is 110v plus needs an inverter to control the speed and those ain't cheap!! Without an inverter and if your motor is 230v you would need to gear it down to achieve your reduction in speed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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