Thank you Mel. I will do some research on the micro servo. I am not that great with electronics and wanted to keep it as easy as possible.
Thanks again,
Mike
Don't over complicate this. Just get yourself one of the old Switchmaster motors. These were Hankscraft display motors - purpose built for exactly what you want to do. Varying the DC voltage will vary the rotational speed. Hook it up to a cheap DC wallwart.
Here's 6 of them for $30.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/6-Hankscraft-Motors-usable-as-Switch-Machines-like-Tortoise/202332627660?epid=16017937184&hash=item2f1bf6e2cc:g:HcAAAOSwbX1azrjr
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i built a rotating sign some time back using a motor out of a junked out clock 1 rpm max , the big problem i had was building the wiper as sign had 4 sections to it couldn't find a wiper that was small enough so i had to make one.
I agree with carl. These are simple to hook up, and everything you need comes in the kit with the motor, except a double pull/double throw toggle (DPDT). These are sold new (and I think you can buy singles) from builders-in-scale.com as the SwitchMaster. From them, the motor comes with excellent instructions and a 1200 ohm resistor you solder to one of the leads, which results in a pretty slow rotation of the motor. If you want to slow it down more, just get a resistor with a high number. You might have to experiment on the bench a little to get the rotation speed you want, but it's as easy a model railroading electrical effort as they get. I use them for turnouts and for an automated brakeman. Joel
Thanks to all who have answered my post. I am going to do some more research to which way would give me the best results.
Again thanks,