Monday, October 15, 2007
How to use a relay: by ELEGON team
Team: Anond Adrian Arunsmith, Esther Chu, Gao Tian, Phuttipan Aswakool, Tao Liu
A relay is a device that enables you to aquire electricity from an alternate source (ex. another 9v battery) directly to the flexinol wire instead of going through the bread board system. This will give you more power to go to the flexinol and will create stronger contractions in the wire.
Relays come in many sizes and prices, but the most appropriate one to get is the smallest which will be able to plug directly into the breadboard (as seen in the picture). Relays can be purchased at Radioshack on Broadway and 109st the price for this one is about $2.99. Diagrams of how to connect a relay to the existing board system can be seen in our previous post by the ELEGON team.
Using a relay to increase the input power is a good option for teams that do not get enough movement in the flexinol as they want.
A relay is a device that enables you to aquire electricity from an alternate source (ex. another 9v battery) directly to the flexinol wire instead of going through the bread board system. This will give you more power to go to the flexinol and will create stronger contractions in the wire.
Relays come in many sizes and prices, but the most appropriate one to get is the smallest which will be able to plug directly into the breadboard (as seen in the picture). Relays can be purchased at Radioshack on Broadway and 109st the price for this one is about $2.99. Diagrams of how to connect a relay to the existing board system can be seen in our previous post by the ELEGON team.
Using a relay to increase the input power is a good option for teams that do not get enough movement in the flexinol as they want.
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# posted by Gao Tian : 7:41 PM
