Relays.
So in this experiment, we are learning about relays.
(non latching relays which is a good thing because the latching relay was one of the components I couldn't find at the store.)
The first part of the experiment was to open up the tiny relay by shaving the plastic box covering it with a utility knife.
The inside of my relay turn out to look nothing like the ones show in the pictures in the Make: electronics book.
Which in turn turn out not to be important at all since i could clearly see the mechanism working and understanding the mechanic of it.
The next part of the experiment was to setup a circuit with a 12 Volts power supply that would light up some leds.
The circuit was easy enough to setup but it wasn't working right.
The result was supposed to be that when i press the button, the second led should light up but that wasn't working.
The mechanism of the relay was working since i could see the little plates going up and down but the other relay just wouldn't light up.
Changing the relay didn't change anything so i decided to google the component model to see if i could get more info from the manufacturer.
I found the info sheet but it wasnt very useful for me.
In the end i move the connections around and i finally hit the jackpot and got it to run properly.
Once i figured out where things were supposed to be connected on the relay, everything went smoothly.
pretty cool experiment for sure.
Im behind with the blogging, i've finished a couple more experiment and i need to write them down.
This take longer than i thought.
until next time
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