Sunday, March 18, 2007

Homopolar Motor



There is nothing Top Men like better then reducing a design down to simple basics. (Well actually, snorkeling in Maui might give "reducing a design down to simple basics" a run for its money.)

Here is about as simple a motor as you can get - the old homopolar motor. Battery, magnet, and copper wire - combined to amaze even the dullest of the teeming masses.

Feel free to visit here for a few more details.

(Thanks Jonathan!)

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Previous related Wohba links:
Hexahexaflexagon

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

What i`ve done is a homopolar motor without neodymium magnet

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/966291/homopolar_motor_without_neodymium_magnet/