I'm trying to find a way to light an electric match with an IRF520 transistor and an Arduino, but I can't seem to get it working.
I've rigged up a 7.4 V battery to a transistor which in turn is connected to an electric match. When I turn on the transistor, the circuit is completed, and it should light the match.
I've tested this with LEDs and it works perfectly, they turn on and off as I tell them to, but when I attach the match, nothing happens.
I think it has something to do with the fact that the match has almost no resistance, but I can't figure it out. If anyone knows why this isn't working please tell me, any information helps.
Schematic (don't judge, this is the first schematic I've made):
Code:
int match = 2;
void setup() {
}
void loop() {
delay(10000);
pinMode(match, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(match, LOW);
}