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Looks good, you mentioned you were wanting to avoid wood as much as possible. What if you get 2 pieces of the cutting board and laminate them together for your upright?
Good on ya. Looks pretty good. I've always wanted to use an Arduino Nano to control a motor or even a 9v solenoid. A multi position selector switch would (input) select what action or fish type or mood that would change the jigging action based on a preprogrammed output. Could definitely use a combination of inputs that could would allow a user to selection fish type and mood all in one. Even minor tweeks such and speed could be adjusted on the fly without additional programming. But what exactly the output would look like would be based on a lot of research to determine what works for the variety of species and lake types.© (JK )Looks like you're also a bit of a electronics hobbyist and maybe have more energy then I do.Any idea of the run time on the one you made?
Looking at your Amazon link the screws seem to be a standard 6-32 or 8-32. Maybe metric but you can index them to find out. You could buy longer machine screws and nuts once you know the TPI. Lock-tite a few nuts on at the screw head and then whatever length it takes to put pressure on the cover and leave whatever length you're comfortable with for the screw head. If you have the lock-tite I would be surprised if it costs more then $2.DYI thumb screw.
Hopefully it works. I'm also wondering about the voltage to your motor. The link shows a 12vdc 10rpm motor. Assuming the batteries are 1.5v and if your batteries are in series the most your motor is getting is ~4.5vdc which may be why it turns slower with less torque. Half the voltage means more current and the motor may not like that for too long. Without getting into details and trying myself to relearn, you're roughly half the voltage which is maybe why you said its 5 rpm. Half the rated rpm. I'm sure to most, no biggy.
For how simple and effective they are, you are correct. Just wasn't sure if that is what your intention was. Looking forward to your next rev.
The motor you are using is a brushed DC motor. The no load speed is proportional to voltage, so double the voltage and your speed will double. As long as you are running it without load, the current will be low, and you could go over the rated voltage I bet- try turning it on a 20V tool battery and you will have plenty of speed! I would add AA batteries one at a time until you get the speed you want.
If you borrow some more hands, you can hold the batteries end to end and see what speed you get. Then you would know which holder to buy.
Good job! Thank you for your contribution! I really liked the way you went about it.
Well, it works!!!!!!! Actually out fished the actual Jigging Jaw Jacker by quite a bit. I had the same hali jig on both machines and mine out fished it by about 3 to 1 over all 4 days of my trip. I was also very surprised to find that the batteries in both my DIY and the name brand JJJ lasted for all 4 days without having to be changed at all. So, with my R&D done I think I can safely say that my DIY jigging base is a success. I was worried that my motor would be to slow but it turned out to be just right!
Hey new to the site and loving the video and set up. I have the Jacker part but not the base and wanted to make my own version. Can you share the template of the jigging wheels? Trying to figure out the size without buying one and returning it.....which will not happen lol. Thanks in advance and tight lines.
A buddy and I made this over 10 years ago. Power source was a BBQ rotisserie (2 C batteries). It has a really slow 5-6" lift and then a 5-6 second pause..............the pause is what gets them.
CoryTDF.I would like to build a copy of your jigging base and have some questions for you, sent you a email and a PMSmilingBob
Looking forward to hearing back from you sent you another emailSmilingBob
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