SzuperTNTAkos@lemmy.world to Ask ElectronicsEnglish · 1 year agoI tried to make an electromagnet at home but when I connect the two copper wires to a 1.5V battery it keeps short circuiting and heating up. Also it doesn't attract other nails.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up116arrow-down1imageI tried to make an electromagnet at home but when I connect the two copper wires to a 1.5V battery it keeps short circuiting and heating up. Also it doesn't attract other nails.lemmy.worldSzuperTNTAkos@lemmy.world to Ask ElectronicsEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenothackinglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoIn my experience a large 1.5v D cell works best, as the limiting factor is generally current not coil resistance, unless you wind thousands of turns of fine wire.
In my experience a large 1.5v D cell works best, as the limiting factor is generally current not coil resistance, unless you wind thousands of turns of fine wire.