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Melting Motors: 120 Volts vs Homemade Lego Motor

Jamie's Brick Jams Sep 8, 2024 11:36
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=122597865 See my latest experiments and behind-the-scenes footage! Lego motors are unfortunately only rated for around 9 volts. But I’ve always wondered how much you can overvolt small motors before they burn out. And what chaos we can bring by chucking 120 volts through a small motor. In this video, rather than destroying my Lego motors, let's instead make our own motor using some neodymium magnets, copper wire, and of course, Lego! We’ll try a couple different rotor designs, some different commutator designs, and we’ll try to feed them as much power as possible from a power supply. Can we get to 120 volts without melting or burning out?
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