Re: Newbie (ignorant) tech question


"Dan Beck" <biscuitbecks@*nospam*cableone.net> wrote in message news:12pt4sgkas5iff2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello all,

I have a constant duty AC (28 VAC) motor that runs in one of my pinball machines. I wish to control power to the motor such that it only runs during gameplay. There are "recipe" circuits that do this for DC motors that do the same thing, in pinball machines. The heart of this "recipe" circuit is a TIP125 transistor. Will this transistor work in an AC voltage circuit?, Or, is control of AC motors more complicated than I am anticipating?

Thank you for any and all responses!

Regards,
Dan

You can control the motor with a relay and control the relay with many different circuits.

Tom

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