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Have a 170 or 180 VDC brush, permanent magnet motor with a gearbox drive that would make it ideal to cobble into a potter's wheel, but all of the drives I've looked at cost more than just buying the %$$@&* wheel complete! Can anyone point me towards a DIY design (I know how to etch PCB's, wire, program (if req'd - nearly any language), etc., but lack both the theoretical background and/or the tools (Spice, P-spice, or the like) to design it myself - need a simple (probably PWM) contoller, accuracy no big deal so don't need a tach, or other feedback (beyond back EMF), adjustable with a pot in a footpedal, to let me use this FREE motor (1 HP, I think) - drives I've looked at start around $400 - $500, can buy a nice portable half-horse wheel for $440.
Any ideas?
Thanx in advance...
Bill II
Any ideas?
Thanx in advance...
Bill II