16 September 2023

Unconventional Switch - Reverse Switch - Electronics Team 3

 For our switch we used a green LED and the Circuit Playground as the power source. The idea behind out switch was to create an ironic mirror of a normal switch, where normally the current would pass through the "wiring", our current passes through the level itself, and you can see the alligator clamp actually appears to be holding the lever itself, as if it were actually the one flipping it and powering the current. The plate allows the current to pass through, of course, but it is also more effortless than actually flipping a switch yourself, furthering the idea of the alligator clamp doing all of the work.



As for our power management, the Circuit Playground operates 3.3V while the LED is 3V. We chose to use a stronger 1000 Ohm resistor, mainly to increase the survivability of the LED, in case were to make a mistake in the wiring process, and the LED itself lights up adequately, despite the lower voltage going in.


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