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Automation, sensing and robotics • Re: Connecting Pi to 120VAC wall powered winch for control

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The winch is rated at 120VAC wall power, however when we measured the voltage on the switch while a button was pressed with a multimeter, it went up to 240VAC. I assumed this was most likely due to the capacitor on the winch to increase starting current. Hope that clarifies things :)
If this is a senior design project you should not assume anything. In this case you should acquire, or draw, a schematic for the winch so that you know what you are trying to control, and how you're going to do it. If you have a 120Vac device and a 120Vac supply then you need to know why you're seeing 240Vac. Not least because it means you have to uprate all of your control circuits.

Statistics: Posted by ame — Fri Nov 22, 2024 7:09 pm



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