Bidirectional Toggle Switch

A DPDT (Dual Pole Dual Throw) Toggle Switch can be used to create a simple power inverter to control a motor forward and backward.

Material

• a DPDT toggle switch, preferrably ON-OFF-ON
• 6 paper clips
• 1 straw

Make

• Find a ON-OFF-ON DPDT toggle switch. You will see 6 connectors a the bottom.

• Open up the paper clip as follows

• Attach 2 paper clips to one of the corder connector.

• Slip a piece of straw and connect one of the paper clip to the opposite terminal

• Attach two other paper clips to the other corner and connect one of them to the opposite terminal (don’t forget the straw).

• Add two more paper clips on the central connectors

• Connect all paper clips to binder clips. The center clips and border clips should be connected in separate pairs.

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