How does an Electric Motor work? (DC Motor)

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⌚Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:41 - Circuits
01:22 - Magnets
02:27 - Electromagnets
04:28 - Improvements to Electric Motor
05:00 - Commutator and Brushes
07:19 - Improving Torque
08:20 - Devices with Motors
09:00 - Brilliant

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Book Sources:
Schaum's Outline of Basic Electricity, Second Edition by Milton Gussow
How Things Work: The Physics of Everyday Life, 4th Edition by Louis A. Bloomfield

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"Hot Stuff" By Brasko

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📼Video Summary:
Electric motors can seem very mysterious! How do they use electricity to start rotating? Let's break it down step by step to understand how it works. Topics covered in this video: circuits, current, magnets, electromagnets, armature, commutator, brushes, stator, and rotor. This video only covers DC motors. Maybe I will cover AC motors in a future video🤨

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[kiddfpv]

I never understood how motors actually worked and this is actually super easy to understand, thanks man!