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Small DC Motor Tips

Posted January 25, 2008 9:00 AM

From MAKE Magazine:

George has a great page of DC motor tips, he writes - A small DC motor generates torque by creating an interaction between a fixed and rotating magnet field. The fixed field is supplied by high energy permanent magnets. The rotating field is created by passing a DC current through several different windings on the armature (rotating part) and timing which winding is powered through a device called a commutator. Power is applied to the armature by brushes which ride on the commutator.

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Re: Small DC Motor Tips

01/30/2008 2:24 AM

A useful weblink for those who want to understand the basics of DC motors.

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