How does an Electric Motor work? (DC Motor)

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How do they use electricity to start rotating? Let's break it down in 3D.
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Internet Sources:



-- How DC Motors Work (National MagLab)
-- How DC motors and universal motors work (Matthias Wandel)
-- How does an Electromagnet work? (Science Buddies)
-- DC Motor Explained - Basic working principle how DC motor works (The Engineering Mindset)

Book Sources:
Schaum's Outline of Basic Electricity, Second Edition by Milton Gussow

How Things Work: The Physics of Everyday Life, 4th Edition by Louis A. Bloomfield


Electric motor image credit:
By Marrrci - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,

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