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Observations while testing, in connection with the steam engine model of
the Steam Box D 100E:
One can not observe almost any change when the 1K resistor is installed.
The additional need of electricity is only about a couple mA. When you
plug in the following resistor of 100 Ohm you recognize that the orange
LED starts to flicker and the rotation of the steam engine model slows
down. The additionally needed electricity is now by 20mA. With the 10
Ohm resistor the LED does not flash at all and the steam engine slows
down even more. The additional needed electricity is about 40mA. With
the 1 Ohm resistor the additional needed electricity lays around 45 to 50
mA and the rotation of the engine reduces a lot. The jumper brings a short
cut at the generator and now the short-cut electricity of the generator
flows. It might happen that the drive belt slides of or the steam engine
model decelerates drastically. This process does not harm the generator
nor the steam engine model.
Fig.3.34: principle of the circuit: Stress test with a multimeter in the circuit,
to show the power indicator
If there is a multimeter available you can start the steam engine model again
and plug one resistor after the other into the bread board. Depending on the
steam engine model you use, you can observe a direct reaction of the engine
related to the different needs of electricity, which are simulated through the
resistors.
To explore this systematically one can write down the values of the resistors
and the measured electricity into a table. Now you can work out the power
of the generator or the steam engine. You can define the power in milli-watt
according to the formula you find in the annex.
Summary of Contents for D100E
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