Conrad point motor wiring
Hi All,
Just got my first set of Conrad point motors. Currently the only supply I have available is 12v DC, will this suffice.
The Manual says 16vAC BUT I notice the inputs are dioded. Therefore if I remember my electronics what is actually feeding the point motor is half wave, unrectified DC in effect.
i.e. I assume the motor inside is DC?
For those not familiar this is the motor :-
http://shop.conrad-u...ies/219998.html
and I understand internally it's essentially the s
First of all - DO NOT connect the Conrad motor to a capacitor discharge unit.
There are 3 methods I know of for wiring them:
Method 1 - as shown in the instructions using an AC supply - works fine but you need three wires to each motor - one of which is the common return (the red wire).
Method 2 - as shown in the illustration below using a DC supply - works fine - you need 2 wires to each motor BUT you CANNOT use a common return.
Method 3 - This uses "steering diodes" as des