Sure. Just find a C-face motor with the right shaft. Will probably take a little customizing to make it work however.Cyrun wrote:Can a Federal Q be converted to run on 110v instead of 12v? I know they pull very high amperage on 12volts.
How high exactly?Cyrun wrote:I know they pull very high amperage on 12volts.
Justin wrote:How high exactly?Cyrun wrote:I know they pull very high amperage on 12volts.
If you didn't want to change the motor, you could use a 110V to 12V transformer with (Q's are DC, right?) a motor controller.
The problem is that you'll have to find one that has an amperage rating that exceeds what the motor needs. Electrically, it's not as efficient as a motor replacement; but it saves opening up the Q and breaking something.
I built two of these for my Design and Technology Major Project (one for each motor) but the capacity can be upped to 20A with the addition of another MOSFET of the same type.
Speed is controlled by a trim-potentiometer that is on the circuit board.
You'll still need to add in the transformer though.
If you want to keep it on a 12 volt system, get several car batteries, wire them in parallel, and keep them on a float charger. Use a large relay to operate the siren, which will let you switch the siren on whatever voltage the relay's coil uses. This is similar to modern DC siren systems.Cyrun wrote:Thanks for the responses. Currently the siren is in my yard and I probably will just leave it running on the 12volt set-up.
My electronics theory is a bit rusty, but adding a few filter capacitors should help clean up the electrical noise.loudmouth wrote:and just for you info, dont run any strobes or LEDs light off one of thouse chargers. the power isnt that clean for thouse type of electronics. you will fry them, i think it would be fine for the q though.
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