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I just realized that I have a spare ceiling fan motor laying around:
http://www.mydotsoft.com/products/my.Galle...album=halloween
Would it be a bad idea to use this for my flying ghost setup? It's quiet, I can connect a male plug, so I can control it with an appliance module, and shouldn't have a problem with running for long durations. I could set it to 'slow', but the only concern I have is the torque. The ghost itself shouldn't be heavy, and I am planning on using lightweight, but strong (30lbs) ice fishing line. Bad idea?
http://www.mydotsoft.com/products/my.Galle...album=halloween
Would it be a bad idea to use this for my flying ghost setup? It's quiet, I can connect a male plug, so I can control it with an appliance module, and shouldn't have a problem with running for long durations. I could set it to 'slow', but the only concern I have is the torque. The ghost itself shouldn't be heavy, and I am planning on using lightweight, but strong (30lbs) ice fishing line. Bad idea?
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Well, it was actually overcomplicated at first. 
I had a relay I didn't need.
My antenna had these wires:
Black: Ground
Red: Constant power
Blue: Switched power
The simple solution was an old battery charger to supply >2A for constant power, and an X10 module with a 9V wall-wart plugged in for the switched signal.
The hardest part was finding the materials and fasteners for the mount (they had to be lying around the house).
I had a relay I didn't need.My antenna had these wires:
Black: Ground
Red: Constant power
Blue: Switched power
The simple solution was an old battery charger to supply >2A for constant power, and an X10 module with a 9V wall-wart plugged in for the switched signal.
The hardest part was finding the materials and fasteners for the mount (they had to be lying around the house).
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The fan should work, but the only problem I can see is the speed. I have a cheap motor on my ghost that works great. It runs at 13.5 RPM and to me. That's about the speed you're looking for since any faster and the ghost might look like he's break dancing.
Try this link out: http://www.herbach.com/Merchant2/merchant....tegory_Code=MTR
The fan should work, but the only problem I can see is the speed. I have a cheap motor on my ghost that works great. It runs at 13.5 RPM and to me. That's about the speed you're looking for since any faster and the ghost might look like he's break dancing.
Try this link out: http://www.herbach.com/Merchant2/merchant....tegory_Code=MTR
Ooops, sorry Dan. You're doing an Axworthy ghost. That motor works well for the flying crank ghost. My bad. The fan should be great.
And Squintz, try www.gotfog.com
And Squintz, try www.gotfog.com
It's easy to get the two confused. Then there's the pepper's ghost too so you can add that to the list of things to mix up
We made an Axworthy bat last year using one of those mechanical bats that fly in a circle from a string on the ceiling. Didn't work too well but we at least have the parts built to modify a bit.
We wound up using a food processor motor. The logic was that it was made for high torque, but the problem was duration. It was smelling a wee bit hot after a while so we had to shut it down. I'm liking the celing fan more and more.
We made an Axworthy bat last year using one of those mechanical bats that fly in a circle from a string on the ceiling. Didn't work too well but we at least have the parts built to modify a bit.
We wound up using a food processor motor. The logic was that it was made for high torque, but the problem was duration. It was smelling a wee bit hot after a while so we had to shut it down. I'm liking the celing fan more and more.
I just saw one of those flying bats in the mall when passing a toystore, I was wondering how useful it could be, but I guess you just answered that question. Anyways, I ended up scrapping the ceiling fan motor idea, I just don't have enough parts to make it work (it's hard to physically hook up a wheel to that thing). But, I have an old breadmaker (had a bad container, so no biggie), which has a motor with a lot of torque, so I took that apart, and looks like it might work. You can easily pick up a new breadmaker for around $30 at Wal*Mart, if you think this motor is perfect.
I wish it was as quiet as the ceiling fan motor, but my wife already has a new breadmaker, so she won't miss it, and it's easy to mount. I posted some pics of the motor here:
http://www.mydotsoft.com/products/my.Galle...album=halloween
I wish it was as quiet as the ceiling fan motor, but my wife already has a new breadmaker, so she won't miss it, and it's easy to mount. I posted some pics of the motor here:
http://www.mydotsoft.com/products/my.Galle...album=halloween
