Hi all,
hope I can find someone to help out with this one. Paper shredders are of course ten a penny, but I hate throwing stuff away, so here goes...
- the controller board gives next to no d.c. output, just a couple of volts.
- The microswitch, power switch and reverse switch all check out OK.
- The motor is 230 v d.c. according to its label and turns when I put 30 v d.c. from a lab power supply on the terminals.
I'm thinking to myself, how about ditching the controller and just use a bridge rectifier from the 230 v a.c. (I'm in London UK) to give me about 160 v d.c. That should spin the motor up OK. Then I can use a simple relay to reverse.
My question is - What are the flaws in my plan..? How could I improve it?
Thanks for any input you can give here which is much appreciated by a newcomer like myself.
Dan