Hi, thanks for accepting me in this forum. I built a small boat for my 2 kids and opt for an trolling motor as the best way to teach them driving a boat.
My problem is when i built the boat, i purchased an made in china special 12v 40Amp PWM that came with a toggle switch for foward/reverse and a potentiometer for controlling the motor speed. altho i really like that setup, the control board would get really hot. It finally burned up last week end.
now that the boat is finished and has been tested, I would really like to have better electronics. i came to this site since there seemed to be alot of quality parts available but i lack the knowledge of what is needed to assemble a kit the would serve the same purpose as my made in china PWM.
I get confused at between DC motor controller and PWM controller. Would anyone be able to recommend me parts that are compatible to make this motor control. and maybe a wiring diagram?
The motor is a 12v minkota and as per the manufacturer, uses 30amps at the highest setting. The electronics are all hidden in the bow and away from water and moisture. So far I think the SyRen 50A 6V-30V maybe something that would work but i am not sure how to connect it and have reverse…
Hello @Ben1986 and welcome to the RobotShop forum!
Seems like what you need is a brushless DC motor controller, the SyRen is a brushed DC motor controller so that won’t work for you but you could use this one:
I’m not sure about what you use to control the motors: potentiometer, RC transmitter, microcontroller? but there are guides for all of those options, or you could even use the Thruster Commander
thanks for helping me out. it is a brushed motor as per the manufacturer.
would the circuit board i mentioned work in this case. i currently have a potentiometer for speed control and wish to maintain the same setup. just not sure how if there would be compatible plug and play parts (potentimeter, PWM, foward/reverse switch) to make this work.
my electronic knowledge is very limited, sorry if this sounds like a dumb question.
Ok! If it is a brushed DC motor then you could use the SyRen 50A 6V-30V motor controller or any other motor driver that supports analog voltage (so you can control it using a potentiometer) as well as the voltage and current ratings.
