Shaking up some Energy

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jkesterman
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Joined: Sat Nov 01, 2014 10:14 am
Occupation: Student 8th grade
Project Question: Shaking up for energy. i can only get 3 lights to light up while using all 6 magnets. Could not get the 4th to light up. Are these results normal?
Project Due Date: November 3rd 2014
Project Status: I am finished with my experiment and analyzing the data

Shaking up some Energy

Post by jkesterman »

I was only able to light up 3 lights with 6 magnets. We were unable to light up any more than 3 lights. Are these normal results?
norman40
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Occupation: retired chemist
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Re: Shaking up some Energy

Post by norman40 »

Hello jkesterman,

I'm assuming that you are working on the project described here (or something similar):

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... ml#summary

I don't know if it is unusual to light only 3 bulbs. But it sounds like your project is working at least partly. Have you checked to make sure that all of your bulbs are properly connected? Also, do you have enough wire wrapped around your coil?

I hope this helps. Please post again if you have more questions

A. Norman
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