I also forgot to mention earlier that I had my engineering calculations completely wrong before in regards to the proper resistor value for the island motor- I found that there is no relationship between a proportion, resistance and voltage- and that current and amperage draw play a factor. When I physically experimented, the 3400 ohm resistor made the motor do nothing. Then again, 400 ohms made it do nothing either, but then my calculations estimate 790 ohms as the proper resistance? Engineers- help! It seems like I will have to toy with pot values to see what will work- but I am afraid that the motor is not turning because it has a minimum voltage rating that is not being met. I don't have the calculations handy- so I will enter them when I return later.
I'll have to post the calculations later- but if a 790 ohm resistor doesn't work then I will need to play with numbers to see what works- 3.4k ohms did nothing and 400 ohms got really friggin hot.
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