I am working thru the Exploring Arduino text mostly with success up until chapter 4. I have most of the parts required but for Figure 4-3 I used the following:
100nF Capacitor, (In place of 1uF Capacitor)
1N4007 Diode Rectifier, (In place of 1N4004 Diode)
S8050 NPN Transistor, (In place of PN2222 NPN)
DC Motor rated for 3V with a Reference Current of 0.35 to .4 Amps (Text lists "DC Motor")
Im aware that the Capacitor was undersized, Diode was a 4 series (so I assumed it was compatible), and the Transistor also the same but of a different manufacturer. Im also aware that the motor is underrated compared to the 9v input, but I didnt think this would cause a problem for a small time period.
My problem is that after about 10 seconds of running (both with the motor free spinning as intended, and sometimes just staying put but making a high pitched noise) the bread board started smoking. So, I disconnected everything and gave up for the day.
What was it that caused the breadboard to start smoking? Do you think I damaged my Arduino?
Link to companion site with diagrams: http://www.exploringarduino.com/content/ch4/
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the parts sound fine, you probably hooked something up wrong. i've never seen smoke from something that continued to work perfectly after. if you gave a 3v motor 9v, then anything in it's path is probably damaged; the lower-voltage motor drew several extra watts over design.dandavis– dandavis2017年03月09日 00:12:00 +00:00Commented Mar 9, 2017 at 0:12
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Thanks for the reply, im pretty confident that I wired it correctly, i guess i can give it another try. Should i replace the motor with a higher rated one?West2Seven– West2Seven2017年03月10日 02:30:48 +00:00Commented Mar 10, 2017 at 2:30
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If you used the 9 V battery as described in the diagram, but with a 3 V rated motor, then the motor starts smoking and you might damage it. Use e.g. 2 AA batteries with 1.5 V instead of the 9 V battery, then it should work without smoke and your motor will survive much longer.