My Motor 1

In the beginning stages of the motor project, I planned out how I would construct my motor. My original design would be constructed with 24 gauge magnet wire for the armature and electromagnet base instead of using lamp wire for the electro magnet. I did this because I felt that it would be easier and simpler to construct the electromagnet base with magnet wire than single strand lamp wire. In addition, I planned to create the brushes by attaching lamp wire to the outside of a L shaped steel bracket on each side of the armature. One of these L brackets would be connected to the electromagnet base and the other one would be connected by pliers to the battery. The brushes I made would then connect to two copper rectangles that would be shaped around a cork placed on the rod carrying the armature to form the commutator. Also, the two copper rectangles would be connected to the armature in order to transfer the electrical current to it. Lastly, the second plier connected to the battery would be connected to the electromagnet to complete the circuit. My motor was planned to be built to somewhat resemble this model: