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A DC motor is a device that converts DC electrical power into mechanical power. It operates by rotating a shaft using electromagnetism. DC motors are fairly simple to use, though they require slightly different reasoning from the way we have been examining circuits so far.
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Bartlett, J. (2020). DC Motors. In: Electronics for Beginners. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5979-5_23
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