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Published 9 years ago by versetty777 with 3 Comments

Motor from the battery, magnet and wire

Great idea to entertain the kids

 
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  • Splitfish (edited 9 years ago)
    +2

    This is actually pretty cool. I looked into it and it's actually called a homopolar motor (I think). I'll add it to the RLs too.

  • btcprox
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    Just a word of caution: because the wire directly connects both ends of the cell, the whole circuit can quickly get warm. Really warm. So don't leave it for too long!

    • drunkenninja
      +1

      I'm also wondering if continued prolonged connection can somehow damage the battery?

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