Robin2:
That does not tell me if my description of the process has any relevance,Neither does it answer my question about the role of the Arduino in relation to the motor.
...R
I'll try to answer your questions. If I'm misunderstanding let me know. I'm not very knowledgeable about wind screen wipers but I'd imagine that whatever motor used would need to go back and forth with a variable speed control switch. My application is for a single direction 360 degree turn, once off activation. The activation (and deactivation) of the motor is to be controlled by an arduino. The purpose of which is to vend a food or drink item from a vending machine(spiral coil).
Once I can get this part of the process to work I need to put together a set of conditions that the arduino uses to vend based on user input and sufficient funds.