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Step 4It Needs More Power
Now you'll want to attach the battery holder and wire up the device. You'll want to do this in two steps. Step one is to glue the battery holder in place with the glue gun. You might want to stick in the batteries at this point and make sure (as I'm sure you did before you got started) that you can get power to the motor. Step two is to wire up the device and solder the wires down.
You can see how I've wired the device in the picture I've provided. If for some reason yours doesn't work with the same wiring, which would be amazing, just change the wires around. Your most likely problem will be with the rheostat. Notice I only use two of the three leads from that device.
Once you've done this step have fun turning it on and off for a while. I know I did! Play with the rheostat to see how fast and how slow you can get the motor going. You'll notice that by turning the resistance all the way up you can actually stop the motor.
Alright, now stop doing that! You'll waste the batteries:P
You can see how I've wired the device in the picture I've provided. If for some reason yours doesn't work with the same wiring, which would be amazing, just change the wires around. Your most likely problem will be with the rheostat. Notice I only use two of the three leads from that device.
Once you've done this step have fun turning it on and off for a while. I know I did! Play with the rheostat to see how fast and how slow you can get the motor going. You'll notice that by turning the resistance all the way up you can actually stop the motor.
Alright, now stop doing that! You'll waste the batteries:P
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