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tardate committed May 20, 2016
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It is also the operating principle behind [railguns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railgun)!

The basis of operation is pretty simple, once you understand magnitic and electric fields - which
back in 1821 was really the edge of science.
back then was really the edge of science.

The homopolar motor is driven by the
[Lorentz force](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorentz_force).

There current from the battery flows through the wirefreme.
The current from the battery flows through the wireframe.
This intersects the magnetic field of the neodynium magents which is roughly perpendicular.
The
[right-hand rule](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-hand_rule)
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* [Homopolar motor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homopolar_motor) - wikipedia
* [Homopolar Motor](https://youtu.be/wUqbvHOW6Us) - Boom! CrazyRussianHacker
* [Homopolar Motors Explained](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttD3Jw9OfOI) - Martin Simon
* [..as mentioned on my blog](http://blog.tardate.com/2016/05/littlearduinoprojects203-homopolar-motor.html)

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