Spinning cylinder suspender, Project #4 – Elenco Snaptricity® User Manual

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Project #4

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Electric Paths

Educational Corner:

Spinning Cylinder

Suspender

Build the circuit as shown. Set the meter (M5) to the 1A
scale. Drop the thin rod into the electromagnet.

Assembly

Set the right slide switch (S5) to “C” to turn on the circuit.
The thin rod gets suspended in mid-air by the
electromagnet. The left slide switch (S5) selects whether
the lamps or motor are on.

Operation

The thin rod is held in the air by

electromagnetism

, which

you will learn more about later.

Description

WARNING:

Moving parts.

Do not touch the fan or
motor during operation.

WARNING:

Do not lean
over the motor.

Snappy says:
it seems like magic,
but it’s
electromagnetism!