DC Motor Building Projects
Updated motors in Action!!!!
Motor 1
Motor 2
Motor 5
Field Windings Project
This motor is constructed with 4 individual field windings (2 sets, one on each side of the motor)
Close-up of field winding motor
DC motor with vertical field windings
Typical DC Motor
DC motor (in operation) with permanent magnets
Mini Motor
The "mini motor" by Mikhail Gurskiy and Maher El-Awar
This motor is self-starting with less than 2 volts and runs on .8 volts
"Motor in a Can" Project
The "motor in a can". This fully enclosed motor by Chris Price was built inside a coffee can.
Chris and Lab assistant Kathy Lankford testing the "motor in a can".
Dual Armature Project
This dual armature project was constructed by Nick Barnett and Michael Blackwell
Vertical Armature Project
This vertical armature motor has field windings
The motor was designed by Adam Clements and Tim Hackbarth
This dual armature motor is powered by a 3 D cell battery
This single armature motor is powered by a single D cell, it starts and runs on 1.5V
Designed and built by Kyle Mulder and Jonathon Parker
Anther vertical style motor!!
Designed and built by Justin Forgacs and Michael Schwingel
Link to DC motor project information