I'm trying to use an Arduino nano or similar sized board to control a 12v motor with a mosfet and momentary switch. The behavior I would like is as follows: When switch is open, turn motor on. When switch is closed, turn motor off. I found this example for the button component https://docs.ardu…

From your description, I don't see the need for an Arduino or a MOSFET. So long as your momentary switch can handle the motor current.

Except the behavior of the switch is reverse. Normally, when closed, the motor would be on. I want the motor off. The motor is also 12v dc and i belive the power off the arduino is only 5v. So I need the arduino to send a signal to the mosfet to send power from a 12v battery to the motor when the s…

NC momentary buttons are considerably cheaper than an Arduino.

[image] spicyphoton: The behavior I would like is as follows: When switch is open, turn motor on. When switch is closed, turn motor off Is this what you really meant? When switch is not pressed, turn motor on. When switch is pressed, turn motor off. Solution: use a normally closed switch…

I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around this. How does simply adding a resistor and mosfet reverse button function?

I guess I should add that i don't want any of the battery current to pass through the switch. The switch is more of a capacitive sensor than a simple switch. So I will have two leads, that when closed, or shorted by a conductive material, will send a signal to the motor to turn off.

The resistor pulls the MOSFET gate up to 12V, turning the MOSFET and the motor on. When you push/close the button, this will pull the MOSFET gate down strongly, overcoming the pull-up resistor and switching the MOSFET and motor off.

[image] spicyphoton: But I'm having a difficult time figuring out how to connect that to the mosfet. Does this thread help? [image] How to use a MOSFET as a switch. (controlled by arduino) General Electronics I'm relatively familiar with the working and biasing cal…

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