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William123
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Hello!
I haven't read all that much about electrical engineering in school yet but I decided to build an electric motor since I enjoy doing this stuff. The problem is that when I connect it to an 11.1V battery that I had lying around, it just spazzes a little bit but it won't turn. I'm also guessing the amp draw is very high since the copper wire (coil) is 1.4mm in diameter (because if the resistance is low the amp draw must be higher, right?), and the cables got hot and there were sparks.
If you look at the picture you can see that I'm using small neodymium magnets which I suppose should be fine(?)
I know the construction might look ridiculous to you but it's my first time ever building something like this so be gentle.
Anyways, do I need to buy resistors to make this work or is there anything else I did wrong? (or even buy thinner wire which makes the resistance higher)
Is there a special way to do the winding of the wire?
The axle is supported by bearings so the magnets should be able to push it around i think.
(And let's not forget that english isn't my first language so let me know if I was unclear)
Picture: https://gyazo.com/593d9bcf7a51f12e0f9fc31434d0a80a
Thanks in advance! :)
I haven't read all that much about electrical engineering in school yet but I decided to build an electric motor since I enjoy doing this stuff. The problem is that when I connect it to an 11.1V battery that I had lying around, it just spazzes a little bit but it won't turn. I'm also guessing the amp draw is very high since the copper wire (coil) is 1.4mm in diameter (because if the resistance is low the amp draw must be higher, right?), and the cables got hot and there were sparks.
If you look at the picture you can see that I'm using small neodymium magnets which I suppose should be fine(?)
I know the construction might look ridiculous to you but it's my first time ever building something like this so be gentle.
Anyways, do I need to buy resistors to make this work or is there anything else I did wrong? (or even buy thinner wire which makes the resistance higher)
Is there a special way to do the winding of the wire?
The axle is supported by bearings so the magnets should be able to push it around i think.
(And let's not forget that english isn't my first language so let me know if I was unclear)
Picture: https://gyazo.com/593d9bcf7a51f12e0f9fc31434d0a80a
Thanks in advance! :)