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Originally Posted by techhelpbb
Very neat.
Consider a microwave turntable motor. No battery or charger.
Just check the AC voltage to the motor first.
Some are 120VAC and some are around 20VAC.
Use a fuse of suitable rating.
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the microwave turntable motor sounds neat, but since we bought new chargers this year, we had the old ones just sitting around collecting dust, and the old old window motors with the 12 tooth (i think its 12) pinion that aren't legal anymore were just collecting dust too. the battery is one that is 3 years old and doesn't hold charge well. its really just there to trick the smart charger into charging. re using old parts is fun!
had to make one modification. since window motors arent meant to run constantly, it did get quite hot after an hour of continuous running. we added some of the old victor fans that were also sitting in a cabinet unused, and plan to add a couple active surplus random heat sinks to the motor casing. with the fans, the temperature stabilized, but it was still hotter than i would like. the plan is for this trophy to sit spinning away in the display case for a long period of time. need to do some longevity testing of these window motors, see how long one lasts running constantly. i figure it might make it for 3 months or so, but im not 100% sure.
Also forgot to add a 20 amp snap action breaker to the list.