Erik

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Eriks DC Motor
D size battery
- wire
Paper clips
Support board
wire
Magnet wire coil
magnets
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Materials and how its made
Step 3 Bend paper clips to support coil

• Step 2
• Wrap magnet wire
• around a cylinder

Step 1 Make support board
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Materials and how its made
Step 4 Secure all the parts to the support board
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Materials and how its made
Step 5 remove insulation and troubleshoot
Strip Insulation half way around the wire
Strip Insulation around the wire
Re-bend and re-shape coil and paperclips until
coil spins freely
This creates a pulse of electricity while the
coil spins
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Why it works
Electricity, supplied by the battery,
pulses through the system while the magnets
pull on the coil, which causes the coil to spin.
The blue arrows show a completed electrical
circuit.