TyMonk Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 I’m looking make a motor adapter for my hand coffee grinder. Obviously I know there’s electric grinders already but I fancy the project and like the idea of one grinder for both. I’ve sourced a good motor and I’m pretty happy with the assembly but I would like to have an auto shut off feature. While under load you can hear the motor putting in work so I’m sure there’s a significant current spike. Then once all the beans have passed through the grinder the motor returns to it’s no load sound/draw. My question is, is there a relay out there that I can set to switch off once the motors current draw drops? the motor is a 3.6v hand screwdriver powered off of what looks like a single 18650 lithium cell listed at 2Ah I have a roundabout knowledge of electronics but nothing all that impressive. Any help would be appreciated. Kind Regards Tyler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryA Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 I gather you are looking for a circuit like this one. Do you have any idea what the currents are? Perhaps one could key off the change in voltage at the battery; low voltage turns a transistor on to power a relay. Edited: The circuit needs a momentarily open push button switch between the battery and the relay coil to switch if off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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