
Project 27
Lamp & Fan in Series
Project 29
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WARNING:
Moving parts. Do not touch the fan or
motor during operation. Do not lean over the motor.
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WARNING:
Moving parts. Do not touch the fan or
motor during operation. Do not lean over the motor.
Turn on the slide switch
(S1). The lamp (L1)
lights and the motor
(M1) spins the glow fan.
Notice how the lamp
gets a little less bright as
the motor speeds up.
Project 28
Light Dimmer
Use the preceding circuit, but remove the glow
fan from the motor (M1). Turn on the slide switch
(S1), and watch how the lamp (L1) starts out
bright, but gets dim as the motor speeds up.
Next, turn off the circuit and hold the motor top
with your fingers so it can’t spin, then turn on the
switch and see how bright the lamp is.
The faster the motor is spinning,
the less electricity it needs. The
more electricity flows, the brighter
the lamp gets. The motor needs
the most electricity when it starts
up, making the lamp brightest.
Without the fan, the motor can
spin fast and needs little
electricity, making the lamp dim.
Turn on the slide switch
(S1). The lamp (L1) lights
and the motor (M1) spins
the glow fan.
Compare this circuit to the
circuit in project 27, and
also try removing the fan
as done in project 28.
Notice how the lamp
brightness is not affected
by the motor speed, and
the motor starts a little
Lamp & Fan in Parallel
Here the motor and lamp are
connected in parallel. Each has its
own path to the batteries, so they
don’t affect each other.
An advantage of connecting parts
in parallel is that if one of them
burns out, the other will still work.
The switch is connected in series
with both the lamp and motor, so if
it breaks, nothing will work.
Electricity flows out of the batteries,
through either the motor or lamp,
then back to the batteries through
the switch.
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