Last summer I designed a chicken coop door opener and the electronic control board. Mechanically it works very well but my control board has a problem. I think it's called phantom loads. When the door reaches the stop point (either up or down) the limit switches open the motor circuit. But, due to my design, the relay and other electronics still draw current in the "hold" mode. I'm sure there is a simple solution to my problem but I cannot come up with one. Luckily I still have my breadboard from when I was in the design stage last year. I found it in my shop buried under junk.
I use a solar charger to keep a motorcycle battery charged because there is no AC power to the chicken coop. My circuit design drains the battery because the relay and other electronics are powered in the "hold" mode.
Since I made my door I have had a stroke and I'm slightly physically and mentally challenged. So as i go through my old diagrams and look for a solution I get very confused. You guys would have a good laugh if you could see how my body reacts to confusion these days. I shake all over. Typing this stuff takes me forever, too.
Anyway, I have scanned my diagrams and would like to email them to anyone who would be interested in reviewing them to see if we can come up with a solution. Watcha think?
I use a solar charger to keep a motorcycle battery charged because there is no AC power to the chicken coop. My circuit design drains the battery because the relay and other electronics are powered in the "hold" mode.
Since I made my door I have had a stroke and I'm slightly physically and mentally challenged. So as i go through my old diagrams and look for a solution I get very confused. You guys would have a good laugh if you could see how my body reacts to confusion these days. I shake all over. Typing this stuff takes me forever, too.
Anyway, I have scanned my diagrams and would like to email them to anyone who would be interested in reviewing them to see if we can come up with a solution. Watcha think?