Nice of you to comment, happy to help. The green component is .01uF capacitor, it's purpose is to reduce the spark inside the magnetic reed switch, connected in parallel. The sparking welds shut the contacts inside. Unfortunately, the reed switch needs frequent replacement because they burn out: this isn't a faultless design. One way to start is making an electromagnet, which is some 26 guage magnet wire wrapped arount a steel bolt. Each end, connected to a battery makes it magnetic.
could you explain in a little more detail how you did it? I see that green component in the front and i would like to know what that does as well. Any help you could give me would really be appreciated.
@TheAjovalo68 Hi! There is an electric magnet (what I call electromagnet). This is the barrel shaped thing which is a coil of wire wrapped around a short roofing bolt. Thank you for your question! :o)
it will be nice if when a switch is there
satkum1933 7 months ago
cool, but i think the camera is a little too close to it hehe
purple2015panda 10 months ago
Nice of you to comment, happy to help. The green component is .01uF capacitor, it's purpose is to reduce the spark inside the magnetic reed switch, connected in parallel. The sparking welds shut the contacts inside. Unfortunately, the reed switch needs frequent replacement because they burn out: this isn't a faultless design. One way to start is making an electromagnet, which is some 26 guage magnet wire wrapped arount a steel bolt. Each end, connected to a battery makes it magnetic.
hoofbags 11 months ago
could you explain in a little more detail how you did it? I see that green component in the front and i would like to know what that does as well. Any help you could give me would really be appreciated.
jcalteaux 11 months ago
does it have electric magnets?
TheAjovalo68 11 months ago
@TheAjovalo68 Hi! There is an electric magnet (what I call electromagnet). This is the barrel shaped thing which is a coil of wire wrapped around a short roofing bolt. Thank you for your question! :o)
hoofbags 11 months ago
nice and smooth, i made one myself last month
paddy9934 1 year ago
@paddy9934 It's fun to make electric motors. Thanks for your comment
hoofbags 1 year ago
Thank you mcorrade. Nice to have a comment. :o)
hoofbags 1 year ago
very cool!!!!
mcorrade 1 year ago