Timeline for How am I able to run a small dc motor with just a 9v battery?
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| Feb 11, 2017 at 0:14 | vote | accept | Sean.D | ||
| Feb 11, 2017 at 0:14 | vote | accept | Sean.D | ||
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| Feb 11, 2017 at 0:03 | comment | added | Marcelo Espinoza Vargas | Depends on the type of battery, but for sure it can supply around 2A without damage, try it and see if it doesn't get very hot. If it states 500mAh you should try the calculation above to see how long can it run, test the circuit with your actual load and see cow much current does it require, then divide that current with you 500mAh and you'll get the time it can drive the motor | |
| Feb 10, 2017 at 23:25 | comment | added | Sean.D | I looked up the 9v battery amps, it said 500 mAh and yet my motor needs 1.9A. How much current then, does it really supply? | |
| Feb 10, 2017 at 22:58 | history | answered | Marcelo Espinoza Vargas | CC BY-SA 3.0 |