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I'm having problems getting my Mosfet to turn fully on
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I'm having problems getting my Mosfet to turn fully on

I'm having problems getting my Mosfet to turn fully on

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I have been trying to get the right voltage to my mosfet so it works right.  I need it to open up all the way.  Can only get it to come on just a little.  I have included a diagram so you can see what i'm doing.  5 volt source comes from 12 volt source via a positive voltage regulator.  All power comes from a bank of 12 volt batteries.  This is suposse to run my DC motor for me.   Motor has 1 ohm of resistance.  I have tried removing the 316 ohm resistor to get more volts to the Mosfet gate but it only helped a little.   Getting so fustrated with this simple little circuit.   Feel free to make up a new diagram for me with new resistor values or just let me know what they should be.  thanks  guys.

RE: I'm having problems getting my Mosfet to turn fully on

Proprietary schematic format is pretty much useless for anyone else.  Picture is better. What does the datasheet say?

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RE: I'm having problems getting my Mosfet to turn fully on

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The problem is obvious. Once the FET turns on the voltage on L1 subtracts from the gate drive.  The load should be on the + supply side of the fet.

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