Hi,
I will start by saying that I am fairly new to electronics, so don't be afraid to dumb it down!
I have designed a simple solar tracking device that will track the sun 360 degrees (within about +- 1.5 degrees).
Basically, the sensors that I am using emit 3.4V which operate a motor assembly and drive the solar collector east or west.
Now I am building a much larger collector that will use 12v dc motors.
My problem: making my tracker power up the motors.
I am tying to keep this simple. What I would be ideal would be a "switch" that senses a threshold voltage of my tracker, and then switches on the motor that is wired to the 12v battery, once the threshold voltage drops off, the motor circuit is switched off.
I am aware that I can use MOSFET or IC to do this. My goal is to have this set up as simple as possible. I am in a fairly remote area and I have to order everything!!
I will start by saying that I am fairly new to electronics, so don't be afraid to dumb it down!
I have designed a simple solar tracking device that will track the sun 360 degrees (within about +- 1.5 degrees).
Basically, the sensors that I am using emit 3.4V which operate a motor assembly and drive the solar collector east or west.
Now I am building a much larger collector that will use 12v dc motors.
My problem: making my tracker power up the motors.
I am tying to keep this simple. What I would be ideal would be a "switch" that senses a threshold voltage of my tracker, and then switches on the motor that is wired to the 12v battery, once the threshold voltage drops off, the motor circuit is switched off.
I am aware that I can use MOSFET or IC to do this. My goal is to have this set up as simple as possible. I am in a fairly remote area and I have to order everything!!