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K4-41. Motor-Generator Pair
Purpose
To demonstrate that a motor and a generator are the same.
Equipment
Two Genecon motor-generators.
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Description
A pair of identical motor-generators are connected together. Cranking either one as a generator makes the other one rotate as a motor. Reversing the direction of cranking the generator reverses the direction of the motor.
References
John A. Johnson, Franklin Miller, Jr., A Motor is a Generator and Vice Versa, TPT 14, 36-37, (1976). Instructions, Genecon- Manual Electric Generator, Nakamura Scientific Co. LTD., Tokyo, Japan.
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See pagesk1. forces on moving charges
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See pagesk2. electromagnetic induction
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See pagesk3. transformers
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See pagesk4. motors & generators
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See pagesk5. electrical properties of matter
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See pagesk6. electric circuits & instruments
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See pagesk7. rlc circuits
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See pagesk8. electromagnetic waves
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See pagesk1. forces on moving charges
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See pagesk2. electromagnetic induction
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See pagesk3. transformers
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See pagesk4. motors & generators
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See pagesk5. electrical properties of matter
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See pagesk6. electric circuits & instruments
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See pagesk7. rlc circuits
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See pagesk8. electromagnetic waves
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