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Old 11-16-2014 | 04:45 AM
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Originally Posted by targetingxmod
-This pic shows a 2 pole motor shaft... you can see only one cause it's warped in some sort of tape...but inside there is 2 mags only!
Actually it's only one cylindrical magnet. Any magnet naturally has a north pole on one side and a south pole on the other so you only need one magnet for two poles. In theory you could make a four pole motor with just two magnets but is a bit tricky.
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