Alt-BEAM Archive

Message #08148



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Richard Weait crs0274@inforamp.net
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1999 08:45:08 -0500
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: voltage problem


At 08:00 AM 12/7/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I'm building a beambot using a micro cassette motor(3v). I'm using a 1381 J
>as a trigger and 2 3300uf caps in series. I have two 373334 solar cells
>hooked up in series. The problem is the motor will turn but it looks like the
>second hand on a watch. Moving in slow precise movements, like it is ticking
>off seconds. Will changing to a 1381L make this bot work properly?
>
> Blumojo13

Try putting the capacitors in parallel. Capacitors in series
reduce capacitance, capacitors in parallel increase capacitance.
Kind of like resistors turned inside-out. . . nevermind, bad analogy.

Cheers,

Richard.


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