As a novice, I am unfortunate enough to have a need to manage a Dayton motor [120V 60Hz @ 1.16A] (model#: 4M073D).
I have a Mega, Duemilanove, and 4 Nano boards and a Motor Shield from Ladyada.com --- hoping not to fry too many of them ;). I have to be able to control motor speed (fast/slow) and rotation (forward/backward).
I have done my homework and have read various ways to attack this problem in different applications, but I couldn't find any that were conclusive enough (given my adolescence in the field) to apply to my situation.
I know all the warnings and dangers of working with 120VAC.
So my question is -- Does anyone have a simple schematic perhaps with a little explanation of how this would be set up using Arduino?
Well I think you will need to tells more about what you mean to "manage" the motor. Do you need to just be able to turn it on and off via the Arduino? If so a solid-state relay should work. How do you plan to power the motor? With household 120vac?
Well I think you will need to tells more about what you mean to "manage" the motor. Do you need to just be able to turn it on and off via the Arduino? If so a solid-state relay should work. How do you plan to power the motor? With household 120vac?
By "manage", I mean what I stated in the original post: "I have to be able to control motor speed (fast/slow) and rotation (forward/backward)".
I'm not quite sure why your asking what would power the motor.. the motor requires 120VAC which is why I posted this question in the first place. I'm hoping to power Arduino/Shields by scraping a little off the 120; otherwise I'll just add a 9VDC or something for it.
This is a regular 3 prong 120vac you would find in a house or outdoor patio.
As a novice, I am unfortunate enough to have a need to manage a Dayton motor [120V 60Hz @ 1.16A] (model#: 4M073D).
From what I can see (looking up that dayton part number), that is a c-frame shaded-pole induction motor; you can't change the direction of such a motor, it spins in one direction only (toward the shaded pole):
You can vary their speed, though - as the wikipedia article states - with a TRIAC control.
Induction motors have huge turn-on current spikes, note, so you'll have to rate any relay or triac very conservatively. In general induction motors are inflexible and hard to control. They are for turning constant load at constant speed really.
