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Old 04-04-2011, 12:39 PM   #4 (permalink)
basslover911
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Originally Posted by Arragonis View Post
Why not make it simpler. Make a mechanism like a ski-lift - two wheels with a loop of wire or string between them. If you rotate one wheel the string will move between them. Then suspend the light from a cord attached to the string. When it reaches one end it will turn and then go back again.

Something like this :



The only thing you would need is a rotating mounting thing for the light so that if it has a cord, the cord doesn't twist.
I can't do that because;
1) the electrical wire would get tangled
3) the light is wide and can't "turn" as it would hit the top canopy.

Basically, how could I copy a light mover? they use DC motors and limit switches... I just want to copy the circuit diagram (since they are so expensive to buy lol)...

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