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DC Motors

Overview
Magnetism / Electromagnetism
Stepper Motor

Right Hand Rules
Simple DC Motor
Brushes / Commutator

Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)
Servo Motor
AC Synchronous Motors
Magnetism
Opposites Attract / Likes Repel
Magnetic Fields
Direction of Field: North South
Right Hand Rule # 1
Electric Currents Magnetism!
Right Hand Rule # 1
Electric Currents Magnetism!
Electromagnetism
Electromagnet
North/South
Pole?
Stepper Motor
Stepper Motor
Simple DC Motor
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Right Hand Rule # 2
Electric Currents & Magnetism Force
Force in a Conductor
Force in a Conductor
Diagram of a Simple DC Motor
Electric Motor
Commutator
Motors
DC: Brushed, Brushless, Permanent, etc
AC: Induction, Synchronous, etc
Stepper
Servo
Universal

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