Experiment Ei-19

DC Motor


Description: An open model of a DC motor has its coils mounted between the two poles of a permanent magnet. The brushes and commutator are exposed on the shaft so the student can see when the switching is made in the cycle.

 

Image of an open model motor. Brushes are at the top of the motor (foreground) and galvanometer, to measure current, is in the background.

 

 

 

Materials: model of a DC motor, power source

 

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