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K.Callaghan
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I was wondering if anyone could help me out here,
Ive built a simple battery, using two separate types of metal (copper and zinc). Using a voltage meter I can clearly see a stable reading of 1.5 volts when connecting to the anode and cathode, however when testing this on a small moter which runs fine using a standard 1.5 volt (AAA) energizer battery, my homade battery fails to achieve any result. I initially thought my voltage meter was faulty but it's not having seen the same readings on multiple devices.
Any ideas on why this may be?
Ive built a simple battery, using two separate types of metal (copper and zinc). Using a voltage meter I can clearly see a stable reading of 1.5 volts when connecting to the anode and cathode, however when testing this on a small moter which runs fine using a standard 1.5 volt (AAA) energizer battery, my homade battery fails to achieve any result. I initially thought my voltage meter was faulty but it's not having seen the same readings on multiple devices.
Any ideas on why this may be?