About motors and how they work

How DC motors work (2014)

How AC (induction)
motors work (2014)

Reversing single phase induction motors (2015)

Where do you get your motors from? (2016)

dishwasher wet rotor synchronous motor (2017)

Rewiring a motor from 240 and 120 volts (2018)

Figuring out a mystery motor and building a starting switch (2019)

Wiring up and reusing a clothes dryer motor (2022)

Washer motor wiring for reuse in projects (2024)

Brushless DC motor, and a dumb way to drive it (2019)

Motorizing the apple grinder (2011)

Motorizing the bandsaw (2011)

Oiling a noisy shopvac motor (2016)

Fixing seized oscillating fan motor (2015)

Motorizing a hand-cranked coffee grinder (2018)

Closed loop stepper motors -- very impressive (2024)

Industrial servo motor marble catapult (2024)

Servo vs. steppers: Speed, Torque and Accuracy (2025)

What does a PID controller do? (2025)

Stepper motor mictostepping (2019)

Building a dust collector blower (2014)

A relay box to turn on my dust collector (2018)

Measuring RPM with a spectrum analyzer app (2018)

Dynamic balancing with a scope and speaker (2022)

How crowned pulleys keep a flat belt tracking (2010)

Baby rocking machine (2015)

Making a simple remote switch (2017)

Installing a 240 volt circuit (2017)

Blower design experiments (2013)

Solenoid engine (2016)

Restoring the wiper motor powered forklift toy (2016)