This project is greatly suitable for high students DIY duties as there are four advantages :
- Low cost
- Easily accessible materials
- Usage
- Simplicity
Step 1: Parts You MAY Need to Purchase.
This is the materials we need:
Let us have a look at those:
You'll need:
1 AA Batteries (a AAA battery will work as well as a AA battery which will work just as well as a C battery which will work just as well as a D battery.) (I used an AA Rechargeable Battery because the motor shorts the battery and thus dies quickly, so a rechargeable is preferable.)
1 magnet made of neodymium (This is probably the only part you will need to buy unless you have an unusually large junk parts bin.)
2 Safety Pinnings
3 feet or 1 meter of 18 AWG Magnet Wire (I chose 18 due to its thickness and stability. It's a little more difficult to work with.)
Optional:
Rubber BandCotton Ball
Step 2: Averagely Coil Your Coil.The title is intended for those of you who do not have access to ultra-high-tech materials.
Begin by taking the wire and coiling it, leaving about 3 inches or 6-7 cm of slack.
Messiness is important! Coil it haphazardly and quickly. Overlapping is acceptable, and in fact, the coil performs better when it is more jumbled.
Because this is 18 awg wire, it is thicker and will stay together when coiled.
Hold it and wrap it around the coil a few times to keep it together.
Now, at the end of the coil, use a knife to remove the insulation from the bottoms of the ends (being very careful not to cut yourself).
Next, bend one end of the wire up and one end down so that the coil does not kink.
Step 3: Almost Done! But Not Quite!Now you need to assemble the rest. The coil is the biggest part. Now, take the safety pins and rubber band them together. If you don't want to burn yourself (the rubber band won't do anything except keeping the pins from flying) then take the cotton ball and rip it into two parts. Then, stick the pin in a "pocket" that you create by sticking your finger in...sort of like pottery...well I guess it's more like cottony...Either way, put the safety pin in like in the third picture. Flatten the cottony and rest the safety pin on it like in the fourth picture. Next, tape it down onto the cotton with a piece of regular household tape like in the fifth and sixth pictures. Then, like in the seventh picture, make two of them.Now for assembly.
Step 4: Final Assembly.Now, insert the AA battery into the C battery socket. Then, as shown in the first image, hold the safety pins together. Then, as shown in the second image, add the magnet. Insert the coil into the loops. With the bent ends, it may be difficult, but keep trying until you get it in. Now, click the Next Step button.
Step 5: Done!Now give the coil an abrupt push and it should spin. If it doesn't well, don't worry. Push it the other way abruptly.If that doesn't work, try tilting the coil to one side. I've discovered that the coil leans to one side of the battery. It is most likely influenced by the magnet. Try putting the magnet directly under the coil and spinning it again. If it still doesn't spin, it could be a low-power battery. If it still doesn't work, check to see if you made a bad connection. If it still doesn't work, check to see if you've removed all of the insulation from the ends. If this is the case, use a marker to color in half of the ends, or simply cut the wire and unwind a turn or two. Please leave a comment if you have any further problems.
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