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,
Mike
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
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.
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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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,