Hi guy’s,
I have been trying to make a self-drawing curtain system, to draw the curtain’s in my flat for me when I am not there, kind of a burglar deterrent, so it looks as though someone is living there. Also it would be a really cool feature… But… when I came to actually put the thing together in my head and on paper, I find that I am ok with the mechanical side of thing’s but actually wiring the thing-up is baffling me. I realise that I am going to need relay’s etc… or would I need more!… really it is beyond me,... so I had this bright idea of asking you guy’s for help… What do you recon, anyone got any idea of how to go about it, making it as simple and safe as possible of course?
Basically I want the curtains to draw themselves automatically when it gets light in the morning and then draw themselves closed again at night.
I was intending to use two 12 Volt car window winder motor’s with gearbox (Built-in), as they seem to run very nicely and at a good speed, to do the actual drawing of the curtain’s, with a couple of micro switches on the rail, to signal when the curtain’s are either fully open or closed, as well as of course a magic eye, to indicate when it is getting light or dark. There would have to be some safeguard against jamming and overheating etc. Wouldn’t want to come home to find the fire brigade rescuing me neighbour above!
Although I mention using 12-V car window winder motor, I would like the device to be run from the household power supply.
Yours hopingly... with finger's n'all crossed
I have been trying to make a self-drawing curtain system, to draw the curtain’s in my flat for me when I am not there, kind of a burglar deterrent, so it looks as though someone is living there. Also it would be a really cool feature… But… when I came to actually put the thing together in my head and on paper, I find that I am ok with the mechanical side of thing’s but actually wiring the thing-up is baffling me. I realise that I am going to need relay’s etc… or would I need more!… really it is beyond me,... so I had this bright idea of asking you guy’s for help… What do you recon, anyone got any idea of how to go about it, making it as simple and safe as possible of course?
Basically I want the curtains to draw themselves automatically when it gets light in the morning and then draw themselves closed again at night.
I was intending to use two 12 Volt car window winder motor’s with gearbox (Built-in), as they seem to run very nicely and at a good speed, to do the actual drawing of the curtain’s, with a couple of micro switches on the rail, to signal when the curtain’s are either fully open or closed, as well as of course a magic eye, to indicate when it is getting light or dark. There would have to be some safeguard against jamming and overheating etc. Wouldn’t want to come home to find the fire brigade rescuing me neighbour above!
Although I mention using 12-V car window winder motor, I would like the device to be run from the household power supply.
Yours hopingly... with finger's n'all crossed