Never done any electrical work in my life, never messed with

>>1036791
Red to positive of the battery
White to one side of the switch
Additional wire from negative of the battery to other side of the switch.

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So I assembled this. But the motor doesn't turn on in the on position unless I physically press the wires into the battery.

>>1036869
Ah no, that's what we call parrell. Good way to kill the battery quickly.
Are you sure the motor is rated for only 1.5 volt?

>>1036791
what did the motor come from? it looks like AC motors I've seen.

Also even it it is DC, 1.5 volts may not be enough to make it move...

>>1036871
I have no idea, my friend.
I took the motor out of the trash can here at work. Think it went with some plumbing equipment.

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I guess it came from this

Plug the motor directly into the outlet and see if it spins.

>>1036880
I don't have a way to plug it into an outlet.
I got it working but the battery is getting really hot. What do I do?

>>1036888
Stop using the switch to short out the battery. But it in series.

You don't need a plug to shove wires in a outlet.

>>1036896
Can you elaborate on the "put it in series"?
I don't have an outlet I can use. I'm sitting in a box truck.

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>>1036921
easy you put it in series with the switch. Should have covered that in your preschool electricity classes.

Also get a battery holder. In our preschool electricity classes we used film canisters with tin foil on both ends, fits a battery about that size perfectly.

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>>1036921

>>1036929
That image makes no sense to me.
I'm literally a room temperature IQ kind of guy, who's specialty is guns and wood working.
This is all new to me.

>>1036880
Don't do that, this is a 12v motor.
Pting it in an outlet will destroy it or cause a fire.

I definitely just figured out the series thing. Found another pretty good diagram that dumbed it down enough for me.