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Relay for a Motor
« on: April 06, 2008, 09:54:13 AM »
I need a relay that will switch a small motor from forward, reverse, and off.  Any suggestions of where to find one? Thanks

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Re: Relay for a Motor
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2008, 10:16:03 AM »
what are the motor specs?


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also, why are you using a relay and not an H bridge or motor driver
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Re: Relay for a Motor
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2008, 10:32:07 AM »
you dont need a relay unless you are dealing with a relative high voltage operating motor(above 25 volts).
and if you need one there are 2 types of relays, dc and ac
the dc operates at 24 volts and it can pass a relatively big current through it
the ac ones need ac voltage at its input to conduct

just google dc or ac relays and youll get big info about em
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Re: Relay for a Motor
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2008, 10:33:28 AM »
the dc operates at 24 volts and it can pass a relatively big current through it


there are many types of relays , many even rated @ 5V
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Re: Relay for a Motor
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2008, 10:37:02 AM »
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there are many types of relays , many even rated @ 5V
thats a better one i guess if you dont need very big currents at the output
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Re: Relay for a Motor
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2008, 10:39:10 AM »
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there are many types of relays , many even rated @ 5V
thats a better one i guess if you dont need very big currents at the output

yep

but relays have a limited amount of switching times , whereas H bridges last almost forever
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Re: Relay for a Motor
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2008, 10:47:42 AM »
relays have slower switching than transistors (bridges) too
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Re: Relay for a Motor
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2008, 03:13:36 PM »
Thanks for the info.  I am trying to control two motors, one for each set of tracks.  Therefore I can steer the robot by switching one track forward and the other reverse, like a small tank.  The motors are can be powered by 1.5-3V, 0.2 Amps.  Sounds like the H-brigde is the way to go.

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Re: Relay for a Motor
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2008, 04:00:31 PM »
Thanks for the info.  I am trying to control two motors, one for each set of tracks.  Therefore I can steer the robot by switching one track forward and the other reverse, like a small tank.  The motors are can be powered by 1.5-3V, 0.2 Amps.  Sounds like the H-brigde is the way to go.

I would suggest using the L293  chip

search google for details

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Re: Relay for a Motor
« Reply #9 on: April 14, 2008, 07:13:41 PM »
fyi, you can make H-bridges using relays. The old motor drivers back in the 90's used relays - I still own some too.

But obviously its much better using mosfets for an H-bridge . . .

 


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