Hi gang,
I am wanting to use the Adafruit electromagnet to pass over a thin layer of sand to remove any metallic impurities.
I am not an electric DIY guy, so I would appreciate some help and advice.
What do I need, other thanks the electromagnet, to get it operating? And Best battery to use?
Thanks
Hi Callum,
Could you please share the exact part that you are asking about?
No worries Stephen
I am planning on using the 5V electromagnet -25kg holding force-P20/40 made by Adafruit
SKU- ADA3875
Thanks
You should be able to turn it on by just connecting to a 5v power supply.
This will prevent the need for soldering:
Ok. Awesome. And a battery would be ok if I wasn’t near a power point and adapter?
A battery would work fine, you just need it to be 5V (less MIGHT work, more would damage the electromagnet)
Beautiful. Thank you buddy
Just curious, would a normal high-strength magnet not do the job?
You could perhaps wrap the magnet in gladwrap, or use paper/etc to remove anything it picks up, fairly easily.
Thanks Graham. Metallic pieces tend to run off the traditional magnet as I pass it over.
Yeah a barrier of paper/plastic removes having to clean the magnet.
Thanks
