RUTHWELL, a parish, in the county of Dumfries containing the village of Clarencefield, 7Â½ miles (W. by N.) from Annan.
This is the basis of generation in rotating machines. You can produce a current in a conductor by connecting opposite ends to the + and-poles of a battery, but don't try this with your car battery or you will burn out the conductor and produce a lot of heat. It is safer to use a small dry battery.
How Electric Motors Work. Electric motors are everywhere. Electric motors are everywhere! In your house, almost every mechanical movement that you see around you is caused by an AC (alternating current) or DC (direct current) electric motor. By understanding how a motor works you can learn a lot about magnets, electromagnets and electricity in general.