Hi all,
I'm extremely new to arduino, and i'm looking to set up an electromagnet to an arduino uno board to be turned on and off with a simple push button. i have the uno, electromagnet (5V Electromagnet - 5 Kg Holding Force [P25/20] : ID 3873 : Adafruit Industries, Unique & fun DIY electronics and kits ), breadboard, and other basic components. any guidance, tips, or layouts for this would be appreciated! i'm still trying to learn best practices and such as i'm very much a beginner. thanks!
You will need some sort of motor driver and power supply for the electromagnet. One approach is a MOSFET switch (the MOSFET must be of the logic level type), schematic diagram shown below.
The inductive kick diode D1 is required.
