There’s great potential in salvaging a motor from a broken appliance, but so often the part in question is very specific to its application, presenting a puzzle of wires to the experimenter. This was ...

Higher motor efficiency is a Good Thing – It’s unlikely that any design engineer ever said, “Gee, if only I could find a really inefficient motor for my next design.” When I was working on an article ...

In this video I'll show you how you can replace the carbon brushes on a washing machine motor.

The ongoing health crisis with everything it brought different into our life, including the need for social distancing and avoidance of enclosed, crowded spaces, has led to an unexpected and much ...

When a shrimping boat breaks down in Cut Off, Louisiana, you sort of just leave it there. The 6,000 person town, a proudly Cajun community one hour south of New Orleans, is littered with rusted hulls ...

Have you ever thought what a motor power a washing machine has? Have you imagined what will happen if put it inside the car? It turns out a formula car can be equipped with such a motor. The company ...

[Ameres Valentin] was looking for a less expensive way to get around after spending in excess of 100 Euros a month on public transportation in Munich. His solution is an electric bicycle powered by a ...