Learn how to create your own portable fan with this step-by-step DIY tutorial. Using a DC motor, handmade propeller, simple wiring, and basic materials like plastic or cardboard, this project walks ...

Discover how to build a DIY mini water pump using recycled bottle caps and a small DC motor! This step-by-step tutorial shows ...

Over on his YouTube channel our hacker [Yuchi] is building an STM32 BLDC motor winding machine. This machine is for winding brushless motors because manual winding is highly labor intensive. The ...

Brushless DC motors, and their associated drive electronics, tend to be expensive and complicated. [Ottoragam] was looking for a cheaper alternative and built this Brushed DC motor servo controller ...

DC Motors were king in industry up until the late 1980s; These motors were popular because they were able to run to a variable speed setpoint, and they could run at full torque from stall to base ...

Sizing a DC motor to accurately meet a set of requirements can be a thankless task. Sizing a DC motor to accurately meet a set of requirements can be a thankless task. Having to choose between ...

Preventive maintenance maximizes uptime while controlling costs. Maintenance crews strive to reduce maintenance costs and manage their workloads more effectively. Since DC machines require more ...

This article was updated Feb. 20, 2023. It was originally published March 2, 2011. Engineers are constantly called on to select motors for the applications that will be able to do the task at hand and ...