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Old 03-10-2009, 11:36 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MazdaMatt View Post
This dude made his own motor, though... how the hell do you do that?
The easiest way is to rewind an existing motor. To keep power output similiar, use more turns of smaller conductor magnet wire for higher voltages, or less turns of thicker wire for lower voltages.

Course you could machine everything from scratch too, then add wire.
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