November 17, 2005

Motor Lab

I piggybacked on Jenny's mostly already-done motor lab, just to make sure I could get a motor going if I ever had to. I kind of slacked off on the motor lab because I was working pretty hard on the iTunes Jukebox.

The lab went pretty smoothly. Jenny had set everything up already, mostly. We both learned that there's such a thing as a unipolar motor that only goes in one direction (and doesn't go at all if the polarity is reversed) and we also learned that even a tiny motor can get going fast enough to make masking tape cut through paper.

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The breadboard with the motor.

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One half of the breadboard setup.

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The other half of the breadboard.

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Tools used

  • PicBasic Pro
  • DC Motor
  • Stepper Motor


Posted November 17, 2005 02:11 AM. Categories: Labs , Week 10 | Permalink