Code Number: 5K40.35

Demo Title: AC Motors

Condition: Good

Area of Study: Electricity & Magnetism

Equipment:

AC motors, Simple AC motor.

Procedure:

Several AC motors are ready for showing and running. A simple AC motor is available for easy explanations.

References:

H. Richard Crane, "Mini-Motors Driven by Waves", TPT, Vol. 32, #6, Sept. 1994, p. 360.
Jay S. Huebner, "Apparatus - A Simple AC Motor", TPT, Vol. 23, # 5, May 1985, p. 315.
H. Gruenberg, "The Ball Bearing as a Motor", AJP, Vol. 46, #12, Dec. 1978, p. 1213.
"How to Make a Small Single-Phase Induction Motor", The Boy Scientist, p. 109.
George M. Hopkins', "Induction Motors", Experimental. Science Volume Two, p. 527.
Borislaw Bilash II, David Maiullo, "Build a Simple AC Motor", A Demo a Day: A Year of Physics Demonstrations, p. 313.

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5K40.35 - AC Motors

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