Recent content by braren

Sorry, yeah, I was referring to a relay not a switch, I have this bad habit of using the words interchangeably :P The reason I was testing this relay with my system was because when I first wired everything up, I had a 24V relay that, although wired correctly, would not switch over when I...

Hi, I'm working on a project where I need to use a couple of relays to send an input signal back to the controller. I'm using the 24V supply voltage from the controller to power a spdt switch, but I noticed that if I keep the switch powered for awhile, it gets hot to the touch. The specs for...

Hi, I have a chain hoist that I am trying to wire so that it'll run off of 480V. The pictures below show the hoist/motor's technical specs, and what type of system it is. So now my question is this. How do I wire a plug for this system, so that I can run it? What plug type will I need...

Also, I'd use as inelastic of a string as possible, maybe even some sort of wire, because you don't want to lose energy by stretching the string (even if only by a little)

This sounds like a fun project. I'm assuming some sort of college intro to eng. project? I'd probably go with a long body so wheel alignment isn't quite so critical, that way the car will be less likely to turn. I think the yo yo type of mechanism is also good, that's how most (if not all)...