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    Mar 11, 2009, 06:57 PM
    Power generator?
    How does power generator works ?
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    Mar 11, 2009, 07:05 PM
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    Mar 23, 2009, 08:16 AM
    Hello rpieda

    An electromotor is a magnet or an electromagnet moving in an electromagnetic field.

    If you turn that around and turn a magnet or a magnetic field inside a coil or set of coils, the coil produces electricity. That system is basically called a generator.
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