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Step 9Tips, Improvements
Motor pouch
The conductive fabric strips in the motor pouch tend to make contact with the metal casing of the motor, short circuiting the current. To avoid this problem you can isolate you whole motor casing with electrical tape. See photos.
3V Button battery pouch
The 3V button batteries are not very strong for driving a motor, especially if there is a longer stretch of conductive fabric in between it and the motor. Try mounting the button battery close to the motor and directly - not via the capacitors or amplification circuit cluster. You can add a [http://Fabric Button http://www.instructables.com/id/Three_Fabric_Buttons/] to one of the leads leading from the battery to the motor so that you have control over when the motor moves and when not.
Another good option is to make a double AA battery pouch or two single AA battery pouches, instead of the button battery pouch. Two AA batteries have much more power to move the motor and will last longer.
The conductive fabric strips in the motor pouch tend to make contact with the metal casing of the motor, short circuiting the current. To avoid this problem you can isolate you whole motor casing with electrical tape. See photos.
3V Button battery pouch
The 3V button batteries are not very strong for driving a motor, especially if there is a longer stretch of conductive fabric in between it and the motor. Try mounting the button battery close to the motor and directly - not via the capacitors or amplification circuit cluster. You can add a [http://Fabric Button http://www.instructables.com/id/Three_Fabric_Buttons/] to one of the leads leading from the battery to the motor so that you have control over when the motor moves and when not.
Another good option is to make a double AA battery pouch or two single AA battery pouches, instead of the button battery pouch. Two AA batteries have much more power to move the motor and will last longer.
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