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  Build an Instructables Spinning Ornament using a Homopolar Motor (+Video)

  Posted: March 28th, 2010, 5:44pm MDT

  I had this idea after seeing a video of a homopolar motor, a very simple electric motor invented by Michael Faraday. The ornament has "Instuctables" formed out of copper wire which rotates around two AA batteries. For this you will need 2 AA Batteries (no need to buy new ones, "flat" batterie...
  By: reukpower
  
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