Title: Lab 3-5: Motor Control Circuit with Indicator Light
Course: Electrical Motor Controls (Sandbox) > Section: Module 3: Common Control Circuits, 20 hr

Introduction

Now that you have built multiple circuits that illuminate a light and multiple circuits that energize the motor coil, you will build a circuit that does both. Your circuit should energize the motor coil when you press and then release the "Start" button, which causes a green light to turn on. The light and coil should remain energized until either the "Stop" button is pressed or the overloads are tripped.

The following video will walk you through the steps of building the circuit according to the schematic shown below.

Lab Instructions

1. Watch the video introduction to this lab.
2. Draw a schematic diagram, in Automation Studio or by hand, that represents a circuit that will operate as described above. Make sure your circuit works in simulation before moving on to the next step.
3. Unplug the Motor Controls trainer.
4. Build the circuit on the Motor Controls trainer.
5. Plug in and turn on the Motor Controls trainer.
6. Test the circuit.
7. The motor coil becomes energized when a user presses and then releases the "Start" button, causing a green light to turn on. The light and coil remain energized until either the "Stop" button is pressed or the overloads are tripped.

Submission

To complete this lab, submit a 30-second video following the criteria found in the rubric. If you are working with another student, each of you must record and submit your own video.

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