Electric motor

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Loop of wire placed in?
Magnetic field
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What does the wire experience?
a force on both left and right sides
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Once loops is at 90 degrees?
Rotation stops
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What is a split-ring commutator?
is split-metal ring that is connected to conducting brushes
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Purpose of brushes?
Allows electric current to pass onto the ring
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Split ring commutator is used to?
Switch the direction of current when the loop reaches 90'
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What does the current produce?
A turning force on the motor
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Switching direction of current, split-ring commutator allows:
Motor to keep rotating in same direction
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What does the wire experience?

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a force on both left and right sides

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Once loops is at 90 degrees?

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What is a split-ring commutator?

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Purpose of brushes?

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