The project involves making a simple cooling fan for a laptop without Arduino or coding.
After noticing that my laptop tends to overheat over time, I decided to create a simple cooling fan to address the issue.
I used Tinkercad to build and test the circuit connections and ensure everything was functional before installation.
Power Supply 5v
DC Fan
ON/OFF Switch
Red LED
200 ohm Resistor
Cardboard
Cutter
tape
Tinkercad
Thinking about what components make this function and idea (Power Supply 5v, DC Fan, LED, Switch)
Selecting from the components in tinkercad breadboard, Power Supply, DC Moter, LED, Slideswitch.
First, testing each component to make sure that all works well.
connections:
starting with connecting the +ve from the Power Supply to the terminal on the Slideswitch and -ve line on the breadboard.
Slide switch --> One terminal to the +ve of the Power supply and the common terminal (middle one) to the +ve line on the breadboard
DC Motor --> Connect its +ve to the +ve line on the breadboard & and the -ve to the -ve line.
LED --> Connect the +ve terminal to 220 ohm resistor then to the +ve line & -ve terminal to the -ve line on the breadboard.
In tinker cade, there is no ON/OFF switch.
Solution
I used a Slide switch instead of the on/off switch and searched how to connect the slide switch to make it work like the on/off
This week, I learned how to connect many components in parallel connection, I will use this in my final project.
In the EOWeek session, I worked with peers to make a sumo robot car with switches it was a very useful, fun activity.