I am going through the starter kit and I am currently on project 9. I seem to have followed every step correctly and yet the motor will not spin. I just added a couple lines to the code to get a serial output to check to see if the button was working, and it is. I also checked the 9V battery I have with a multimeter and it’s also good. The attached images are showing what I have and what the book shows. Any help is appreciated.
On the Arduino side of the board you bridged the two power rails over gap 30, repeat that on the motor side of the board.
Ah yeah, you're right. I feel so dumb now, idk why I thought to do it on that side but forgot the other side. Thanks!
Nothing dumb about trying to learn something. Please read this to learn how to better format future questions:
How to get the best out of this forum - Using Arduino / Installation & Troubleshooting - Arduino Forum
Pictures of code and pictures of loads of wires rarely yield positive results. This post being a rare exception.
Also, that 9V battery may cause you issues. You can get this cheap to use AA batteries and still get 9V:
Search AA to 9V on your online retailer of choice.
Ok sorry about that, I will do better next time. Also thank you for the recommendation. May I ask why exactly the battery Im using would cause issues? Just for curiosity's sake.
9V but low current and short life. The AAs will give more current and will sustain it for a longer period. I recommend rechargeables.
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