a science that causes motors and machines to sometimes operate in unexpected ways. Over 30 years ago, AC drives were considered "new technology." If a company wanted to have reliable production, it ...

It’s a small linear motor which [ligonapProduktion] built after seeing a very brief description of a commercially available version. The video after the break shows him testing the motor.

Launching things with electromagnetism is pretty fun, with linear induction motors being a popular design that finds use from everywhere in hobby designs like [Tom Stanton]’s to the ...