There is no real need to get any "original starter kit".
I've used clone boards for years without any problems.
A few LEDs and resistors, a clone Arduino Uno , a few tactile switches, elcheapo breadboard with jumper cables would get you started.
In fact an Ebay set here for around Aus$12.00...
It is possible to set the buttons to "toggle".( latch)
As far as how feasible it is to go Arduino, well, that was why I originally suggested it. It's just one of the mass of "feasible" operations the Arduino can handle.
The question would be how dedicated you are to learning how to use it. The...
You could but you'll need Arduino or similar microcontroller to load and manage the data and control the Tx and Rx.
Best you stick with something like Alec_t suggested and get a helping hand from a friend with some electronics knowledge.
Otherwise you will get nowhere fast.
mmm..maybe, maybe not.......if supply is constant and load is constant and time on constant....???
as I said it really depends if a chicken feeder or something else more demanding.
If the latter then I would agree.
If the gearbox is indeed only 1 rev per minute output , then with the dc motor, one could get very close with "timed" run and therefore no feedback required.
More detail of the application would be a help.
For example if it's only feeding chickens then very little accuracy is required.
Some meters are arranged that way.
It is best with analog meters to test with a known diode beforehand.
I usually do a test, and if reverse readings, I flip the leads in the meter.
Definitely a job for a worm drive gearbox as they will not "back drive" when the power is removed. (depends on gear ratio, usually more than 40:1 but most will suffice)
Drive with a dc motor for simplicity. Makes for ease of reverse as well.
You may not even require speed control at 1 rpm.
What...
Perhaps, however a "discussion" and "conclusion" arrived at by one particular group does not necessarily mean an unmistakably correct solution.
We've also had this discussion relating to soldered joints in meterboxes etc. and the ruling was " concerns do not apply". Now you can argue with the...
I don't see why it is necessary to run the Tx at 3v.
Most rc Tx units run internally at 5V via a regulator even though the supply battery can be as much as 9.6v in the older 36meg (72 for the states I believe)
with newer 2.4g units having as little as 6V main battery.
In another video from the...
Show a photo of the terminal block.
Quite possible wiring can be fitted without any terminal.
N,L,G = Neutral, Line and Ground input A.C.
-v,-v,+v,+v = 2 D.C. outputs of - and + possibly different voltage or current level.