The second and final solution that fits the situation would be an attachment that has its own electrical power source. This power source would almost certainly be common batteries, most likely the AA variety. These batteries would be the alternative to having an actual power source of raw electricity, but of course that means we would not have to intrude on the system. The attachment and the machine would be completely separate entities. This does align more purely with my design brief, as the two would be separate in the fullest sense.
A battery works basically as follows:
Inside the battery itself, a chemical reaction produces the electrons. The speed of electron production by this chemical reaction (the battery's internal resistance) controls how many electrons can flow between the terminals. Electrons flow from the battery into a wire, and must travel from the negative to the positive terminal for the chemical reaction to take place. That is why a battery can sit on a shelf for a year and still have plenty of power -- unless electrons are flowing from the negative to the positive terminal, the chemical reaction does not take place. Once you connect a wire, the reaction starts. The ability to harness this sort of reaction started with the voltaic pile.
It would be this reaction that we would use to power our piston. This piston, like in the previous solution would create vibrations in the machine. The sprinkles would feel this vibration, and would react to it. They would leave the attachment with an additional force that they did not have before. This force could be the key to having a successful project. Without the force, the sprinkles may not penetrate the ice cream, and would rather just fall off. The benefit of having this battery is it makes the attachment separate, which is a goal of ours.
A battery works basically as follows:
Electrons collect on the negative terminal of the battery. If you connect a wire between the negative and positive terminals, the electrons will flow from the negative to the positive terminal as fast as they can (and wear out the battery very quickly -- this also tends to be dangerous, especially with large batteries, so it is not something you want to be doing). Normally, you connect some type of load to the battery using the wire. The load might be something like a light bulb, a motor or an electronic circuit like a radio.
Inside the battery itself, a chemical reaction produces the electrons. The speed of electron production by this chemical reaction (the battery's internal resistance) controls how many electrons can flow between the terminals. Electrons flow from the battery into a wire, and must travel from the negative to the positive terminal for the chemical reaction to take place. That is why a battery can sit on a shelf for a year and still have plenty of power -- unless electrons are flowing from the negative to the positive terminal, the chemical reaction does not take place. Once you connect a wire, the reaction starts. The ability to harness this sort of reaction started with the voltaic pile.
It would be this reaction that we would use to power our piston. This piston, like in the previous solution would create vibrations in the machine. The sprinkles would feel this vibration, and would react to it. They would leave the attachment with an additional force that they did not have before. This force could be the key to having a successful project. Without the force, the sprinkles may not penetrate the ice cream, and would rather just fall off. The benefit of having this battery is it makes the attachment separate, which is a goal of ours.
Image 2 is the electrical circuit diagram of alternative solution number two. It is battery powered as shown above.
some of this information is background information- the battery stuff for instance. On a practicle side you would need about 100 AA batteries to power what you are doing- I dont see this as a viable solution.
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Where are your drawings and other alternate solution write ups???
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