ELECTRIC MOTOR

Electric motors are nothing new; in fact they have been around for years upon years and their not uncommon either. They would be all around you're house, in your oven, your microwave, your VCR, your computer, your stereo etc….

But how do they work? Inside there are several components, two magnets, an armature, an axle, a commutator and two brushes. The motor uses magnetism to create a rotating effect. As we know magnets have two poles, north and south. And the North Pole will attract the south pole of another magnet but repel the north pole of the other magnet. So opposite poles attract and like poles repel.

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