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A washing machine motor is similar to any electric motor. It is an AC (alternating current) electric motor. There are also DC (direct current) electric motors. Most electric motors in the house like in a vacuum cleaner or washing machine are AC because that is what you have in your house. Most electric motors in your car like the starter and windshield whipper motor are DC because they run on the cars DC battery system. DC and AC electric motors are a little different but work in a similar way. If you take a piece of iron and wrap a coil of wire around it it will become an electro-magnet while the current is going through the wire coil. An electric motor has special switches called brushes that turn the two or more electro magnets on and off. When you turn on the motor one of the coils is on and attracts a magnetic attached to a rotor. The magnet turns till it reaches the coil and strikes a brush that turns off the first electro magnet and turns on the next one so that the magnet keeps turning because it is now attracted to the next magnet. It keeps spinning around and around being attracted to different coils as they keep turning on and off, this of course happens very fast. What I've given you is a very simple description of how an electric motor works. Some motors are more complex with many magnets and coils but still work in this same basic way.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoMost of the electric current flow in a washing machine is used by the motor to physically move the clothes around in the water. There will also be electricity used to move water into and out of the washing machine when it is needed with a small amount of electricity used to tell the machine how much water is needed, what sort of clothes need to be washed, and if you want the machine to 'spin dry' the clothes
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∙ 15y agoThe agitator was operated by pushing and pulling a handle on the side of the machine. Very high tech in their day.
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What does the electric current have?
In metal conductors, electric current is the flow of electrons.
What causes a electric current in a electric circuit?
Voltage causes current to flow in an electric circuit.
What happens to an electric current when a circuit is closed?
If the circuit is closed the electric current will be closed as well.
What is electric current flow?
Answerits lightning, for a more simple answer......electric current flow is the movement of charges. Most often, however, we consider electric current flow to be moving electrons, or electron current flow.We most often use the term electric current flow to refer to the moving electrons, the flow of which is measured in amperes.Earlier scientists, before the discovery of electron, do believe that current flows right from positive terminal to the negative. This is known as conventional current flow.So electron flow is always opposite the direction of conventional current.
What is electric current and how is it measured?
if you are mesering its presure it is volts
The flow of electric charges is called?
The flow of electric charges is current.
What is the flow electric charges called?
It is called an electric current.
What is the continuous flow of electric charges through a material?
Yes, an electric current is the flow of charged particles.
What is the direction of flow of electric current in an electric current?
DC current
What is a continuous flow of electricity is called?
A current.
What does the electric current have?
In metal conductors, electric current is the flow of electrons.
When does the electric current flow?
An electric current will flow if there is a voltage, and a conducting path (usually a closed circuit is required).An electric current will flow if there is a voltage, and a conducting path (usually a closed circuit is required).An electric current will flow if there is a voltage, and a conducting path (usually a closed circuit is required).An electric current will flow if there is a voltage, and a conducting path (usually a closed circuit is required).
What is an electric flow?
An electric flow, is Current. Measured in Amps(Amperes)
Which part of a circuit is a current?
Current is the flow of electric charge or the rate of the flow of an electric charge through a conductor.
What causes a electric current in a electric circuit?
Voltage causes current to flow in an electric circuit.
The flow of electrons through a conductor is called?
electric current
What is the continuous flow of electric charges?
electric current
