In the past i opened some cordless drills and i noticed that their motors would have a metallic ring around the motor's metal casing. Why is that? What is it used for? (The ring i am talking about can be clearly seen in this picture http://images.auctionworks.com/hi/59/59048/johnsonmotordrillwswith…

Called a FLux Ring. Improves the magnetic field around the motor to make the motor have more torque. Also improves efficiency. Some motor designs need it more than others. For instance - I have built some brushless motors for model airplanes. Without the flux ring they could run faster, but with lit…

kf2qd: Called a FLux Ring. Improves the magnetic field around the motor to make the motor have more torque. Also improves efficiency. Some motor designs need it more than others. For instance - I have built some brushless motors for model airplanes. Without the flux ring they could run faster, but…

And whats a flux capacitor? :open_mouth:

Voidugu: And whats a flux capacitor? :open_mouth: I guess a poor attempt at american humour. If you didn't get the joke then it doesn't really matter. :wink:

I just googled it and the search came up with results of a crazy scientist and the flux capacitor and time travel etc. It's a TV show right? I must have watched one or two episodes of the show a long time ago as i remembered his face but not enough shows for me to know the title of the show or to ha…

Voidugu: I just googled it and the search came up with results of a crazy scientist and the flux capacitor and time travel etc. It's a TV show right? I must have watched one or two episodes of the show a long time ago as i remembered his face but not enough shows for me to know the title of the sh…

Thanks for the info Lefty :slight_smile:

Metal ring around motors--> FLUX RING (Question) (SOLVED)

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And whats a flux capacitor?

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Metal ring around motors--> FLUX RING (Question) (SOLVED)

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