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Home made automatic coop door question
Haven’t tried that. I’ll try tonight when I get home -
Home made automatic coop door question
Noting has changed from the other post. The motor starts and stop by it’s self. Ruins for a split second then stops and continues this pattern till I unplug the cord. The only diff is now the photo cell is hooked up and now it doesn’t run till I press the limit switch and hold it. Following... -
Home made automatic coop door question
Ok yep sorry I left that out. I was trying to get the limit switches figured out first. I hooked the red photo cell wire to the 120v relay. They I just ran the white and black to a cord and plug in on the wall. Now I have to push the one limit switch and when I hold it down it starts and stops... -
Home made automatic coop door question
Ok. So what do you see where I went wrong??? -
Home made automatic coop door question
Right so where’s the other wire come from and go to? I don’t see 3 wires on the diagram? -
Home made automatic coop door question
So here’s where I’m not sure. Off my 12v coil I go to my limit switch. Where does the wire get connected at on the switch?? Which tab? This relay is my close relay. We will take this one wire at a time I guess -
Home made automatic coop door question
Right but I’m unsure of where the wires go like I mentioned a ways back so.... -
Home made automatic coop door question
No that’s not at all what happens -
Home made automatic coop door question
So I hooked up my old laptop power supply and it makes the one relay click on its own and the motor obviously moves when it clicks. When I press the limit switch it stops clicking. The other limit switch does nothing at all. Humm?? -
Home made automatic coop door question
Well I hooked it up the way I thought it should go and nothing happens so idk. Maybe I need a different wall wart? Mine is a 7.5 out 450ma -
Home made automatic coop door question
OK I am on my way home right now so I will take a look at it tonight thank you -
Home made automatic coop door question
The limit switch as common normally open and normally close