Help with Single Button Motor Circuit?

[Kem2000]

So, heres the problem.

I have absolutely no experience in circuits, and I have been searching for hours to try and find something I that can help me understand how to make the circuit I need for my Motorised headpiece component for a Broadway Scar Mask, from The Lion King (the rest of the costume is easy apart from the headpiece >.< which also happens to be the key part!).

The issue I have, is that I need to make a circuit that uses 1 Button, Ideally when pressed down it would move the motor making the mask move forwards, and then when released it would move it backwards, though the only issue then Is that it would be constantly on, and use up battery power quickly. So would there be a way to make it auto reset and turn off?

The other way that I can see, would be to make a circuit that has 4 states from one button, so it would be 1 press- forward, one press - off, another to move it backwards and then again another to turn it off.

I have no experience in circuits though and don't have a clue where to start, so I thought I'd turn to here to see what advice anyone had.

If anyone could list the components to any solution if it would not be too much of a hassle, it would be appreciated a lot.

Also, any suggestions to what kind of motor would be suitable? as it would need to be small enough to wear on the rear of my head, and not be too large.

Thanks in Advance,

- Kelsey

 

[Rebelscum]

I'm no electronics expert, but a double pole double throw switch would do this I think.

in the middle it's off, up it's on, then back to off, down to one the other way, back to middle to off again.

 

[Rocker]

spring loaded mini joy stick. 9v battery and 9 volt motor. Joy stick is idle in the center position. push forward it moves. let go it stops. pull back (with it wired for reverse polarity) and it moves backward. acuna matata!

 

[tim]

spring loaded mini joy stick. 9v battery and 9 volt motor. Joy stick is idle in the center position. push forward it moves. let go it stops. pull back (with it wired for reverse polarity) and it moves backward. acuna matata!

Great idea, but I might also add micro-switches in the mask so that when the mask is fully forwards or backwards, the micro-switches are pressed and the motor turned off. That way you don't have the motor stalling and potentially damaging things. You would accomplish this with two "normally closed" micro-switches in series with the forward/back joystick controls.