How To Build an Electric Motor at Home..This is Pretty Cool

Here is a simple list of items and steps from the video below:

  • 1.5 metres of 25 gauge magnet wire
  • One AA battery
  • Wrap the coil around the battery leaving about 4 centimeters of wire on each side
  • Carefully slide the coil off of the battery
  • Loop the ends of the coil around each side twice exactly opposite from each other.  This is important as the ends will act as a rotor
  • If the wire is coated, remove a little bit of the coating on each end with and paper
  • 2 thin pieces of bendable metal for brackets  and cut 5cm x 1cm pieces
  • Fold them each in the center and make a small hole near the end of each metal bracket with a tack or small nail
  • Get a small disc shaped magnet
  • Center the magnet on a small piece of wood and place the brackets down on each side of the magnet with a little bit of space, using thumbtacks
  • Secure pieces of wire to each bracket with metal touching metal
  • Slide the coil into the brackets aligned straight and slide the magnet into place under the coil
  • attach the wires from the brackets to the AA battery and watch it run!



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