My very first project

This is the very first electronics project that I made and uploaded to youtube.

This project is a Remote Controller based motor driver.

The video has the products needed.

The items needed to accomplish the task are:

RC receiver ( the best one i could find) :The best receiver i found.
RC transmitter :the cheapest transmitter I found.
Motor ( this one has good reviews): Best motor

Or if you want to go ultra cheap you can get a cheap car and salvage the parts from it

the cheapest one i could find:  cheap car

Now for the instructions:

1. Take the receiver and solder 2 wires to the motor 1 / motor 2 socket
2. Use a multi-meter and a battery to find the positive and negative.

• SOCIALL tip:

for seeing which connection is positive or negative, try placing the probes on the wire.
If you don't see a - sign it means that the polarity is correct else it is not correct.
( see image below)

 

3. Now that you know which one is positive and negative, connect your motor accordingly

4. give it 3 volts with the help of a dual 1.5 volt battery holder. (pay attention to the polarity).

VOILA

Your motor circuit is ready.

Pressing the button will run the motor.

TROUBLESHOOTING:

1. if your motor does not run try checking the polarity of the battery and the motor
2. check if your transmitter has batteries installed
3. Check if your board is working
4. Checking if your transmitter works with something else
5. check that there are no short circuits
6. clean the flux on the board.

if your motor still does not work you might need to replace the parts.

I hope that you found this blog helpful.