1. Motor Vocabulary

2. Field Pole:
a magnet whose poles remain fixed (unchanged) during the operation of the motor.

3. Armature:
an electromagnet that turns on/off as it spins inside the Field.

4. Commutator:
a “switch” that turns the armature on and off

5. Brushes:
bring electrons to and from the armature.

6. Continuity:
a continuous flow of electrons through a conductor.

7. Electromagnet:
sometimes called a temporary magnet; can be turned on and off, poles can be reversed and can be strengthened.

8. Magnetic Field:
created around a conductor when electrons flow through that conductor.