Please help! Wiring a corded drill to switch directions.

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MelissaC18

MelissaC18

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We have all the makings of an automatic door... We just can't figure out how to wire it. The drill is corded, but how do we make it automatically run forward with one power cord, and reverse with a second power cord?
 
MelissaC18 said:
We have all the makings of an automatic door... We just can't figure out how to wire it. The drill is corded, but how do we make it automatically run forward with one power cord, and reverse with a second power cord?
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That is beyond my electrical prowess.

If you have access to 12 volts DC (car battery) or AC/DC transformer.
I would go with a car radio antennae to fill the bill.
The motor is already wired to automatically switches direction at the end of each cycle,

Here's a link to Back yard buddy's video from inside the coop:

And here's a link to the video of the door closing at it's "close time" and the night light turning on from outside of the coop:
 
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