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JasonnB


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Anyone make their chute motorized??? To turn left and right....
Original Message   Nov 27, 2010 4:56 pm
I saw a video of this once in youtube I think. A guy bought a cordless drill and attached ot the the auger handle. This let him control the auger left/right from a switch!
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Shryp


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Re: Anyone make their chute motorized??? To turn left and right....
Reply #7   Dec 11, 2010 5:23 pm
DPDT switch should have 6 pins.  You should also get one that auto returns to center.
I believe the proper way to hook it up would be run the center 2 terminals to the motor, run the power source to one of the ends, then run jumpers making an X across the 4 corners.
This should hook the motor up to the center, the power to one side, and the power with reverse polarity to the other side.

Fuses between the power and the switch would be a good idea too.

I believe the variable speed in the drill is controlled by a resistor in the old switch, so using a new switch would eliminate that.
carlb


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Re: Anyone make their chute motorized??? To turn left and right....
Reply #8   Dec 11, 2010 5:51 pm
Just make sure you get a DPDT monentary contact switch with a center off position.   These are readily available at Radio Shack for a few dollars.
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Re: Anyone make their chute motorized??? To turn left and right....
Reply #9   Dec 13, 2010 9:56 pm
Carlb & Shryp are right, you need a switch that automatically returns to the center or off position. When you use the switch, one side will rotate the motor in one direction and the other side will reverse the rotation.
Here is a little wiring diagram to help.(the black boxes are the switch terminals)



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JasonnB


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Re: Anyone make their chute motorized??? To turn left and right....
Reply #10   Dec 25, 2010 2:14 pm
Thanks, this looks like the one:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062530

Now, see the trigger in the middle, where the red and black wires go into? I'm assuming I'm elimunating that? But, if you look at the end of that trigger, blue and yellow wires come out, and go to what's called a "cooling plate" that spiked thing in the back. I'm assuming that will be eliminated to?
Underdog


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Re: Anyone make their chute motorized??? To turn left and right....
Reply #11   Dec 25, 2010 10:47 pm
Another option is to use an automotive seat motor. These can be found cheap (or free) at junk yards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwbfkLuhdhw

JasonnB


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Re: Anyone make their chute motorized??? To turn left and right....
Reply #12   Dec 31, 2010 12:26 am
Got it done, just need to mount the switch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAlhaho2rPs

Also, I noticed that I do have an AC alternator with one lead coming off it, I think for a optional light, that I don't have. I would love to use this AC alternator to power the DV motor. I'm currently using the drill battery which is 18v.
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Re: Anyone make their chute motorized??? To turn left and right....
Reply #13   Dec 31, 2010 8:50 am
Looks good. Operates a bit fast though. Try using a 12, 9 or 6 volt battery to slow it down if necessary.

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tkrotchko


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Re: Anyone make their chute motorized??? To turn left and right....
Reply #14   Dec 31, 2010 8:59 am
JasonnB wrote:
Got it done, just need to mount the switch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAlhaho2rPs

Also, I noticed that I do have an AC alternator with one lead coming off it, I think for a optional light, that I don't have. I would love to use this AC alternator to power the DV motor. I'm currently using the drill battery which is 18v.


That is awesome. I like that it moves fast, provided you only blow left or right. No screwing around, just *bam* and it points where you need it.
JasonnB


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Re: Anyone make their chute motorized??? To turn left and right....
Reply #15   Jan 28, 2015 5:52 pm
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JasonnB


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Re: Anyone make their chute motorized??? To turn left and right....
Reply #16   Jan 28, 2015 5:54 pm
JasonnB wrote:
Got it done, just need to mount the switch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAlhaho2rPs

Also, I noticed that I do have an AC alternator with one lead coming off it, I think for a optional light, that I don't have. I would love to use this AC alternator to power the DV motor. I'm currently using the drill battery which is 18v.


Just want to say I've been using this for 4 years now and still working great!
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