MOTOR How-To Videos & Articles

Follow these motor tutorials to learn all about motor with WonderHowTo's collection of free how-to videos and articles, like Make a motor from a plastic cup, Test and replace idle speed control motor, and Test and replace your car's idle air control motor.

You'll also find several great autos, motorcycles & planes tutorials in the Autos, Motorcycles & Planes category.

How to make a motor from a plastic cup

Make a motor from a plastic cup

This is an amazing experiment! Make a motor from a plastic cup. What is needed? Use two empty cola cans, a plastic (paper) cup, a ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Vistok | Comments 7
Views 43,730

How to test and replace idle speed control motor

Test and replace idle speed control motor

Watch this car repair tutorial video that demonstrates how to test and replace your vehicle's idle speed control. Once you extract the codes ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 1
Views 6,020

How to test and replace your car's idle air control motor

Test and replace your car's idle air control motor

Something wrong with your car or truck? Stop guessing when it comes ...more

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Curated 12 months ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 7,600

How to make a homopolar motor

Make a homopolar motor

This very simple electric motor is called a homopolar motor because the magnetic field does not change direction or strength. With only ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by 5min | Comments 1
Views 13,391

How to install a blow off valve on a quad throttle body motor

Install a blow off valve on a quad throttle body motor

In this video the boys from Mighty Car Mods show you how to install a ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 4,718

How to build a pulse motor

Build a pulse motor

See how to build a pulse motor with just one transistor and one diode. A pulse motor will not have the torque that a normal AC motor has ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by tenebrism | Comments 1
Views 11,852

How to make simple homemade battery-driven motors

Make simple homemade battery-driven motors

Learn how to build your very own motor, but not just one motor, three motors. These motors you will learn to make a very simple, and the ...more

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Curated 11 months ago by rmansur | Comments 2
Views 10,516

How to build a Bedini motor

Build a Bedini motor

This two part video shows you how to build a Bedini motor. If you get bored of the endless ranting about the motor in part one, jump to Part ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by WonderDude Mike | Comments 3
Views 21,929

How to fit and replace a Bosch and Neff fan motor & fan blade

Fit and replace a Bosch and Neff fan motor & fan blade

Check out this home repair tutorial video that demonstrates how to fit ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 1,715

How to build a beam bot twin motor robot base

Build a beam bot twin motor robot base

This robot is BEAM bot inspired. First we build up the Motor Drive, an excellent and cheap Robot Bot-Base. We start with the Tamiya kit ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie Coué Arbuckle | Comments 0
Views 5,187

How to remove the blower motor resistor in a Saturn S-Series

Remove the blower motor resistor in a Saturn S-Series

One day, your car may break down and you won't be able to afford to ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 2,399

How to change a fan motor in a Bosch Neff or Siemens fan oven

Change a fan motor in a Bosch Neff or Siemens fan oven

Is your fan oven on the blink? In this video tutorial, you'll learn ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 1
Views 1,775

How to make a maglev motor

Make a maglev motor

Ian uses round magnets, pencil, clay and glass slide to work his magic science experiment. Magentic levitation is said to be a solution for ...more

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Curated 11 months ago by bird crick | Comments 0
Views 4,455

How to make a simple motor

Make a simple motor

Mad Professor Mark Frauenfelder shows us how to make a motor with simple materials: a wire, magnet, two paper clips, sharpie pen. This is a ...more

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Curated 2 years ago by bird crick | Comments 0
Views 2,841

How to connect the y-axis motor wires for a CNC router

Connect the y-axis motor wires for a CNC router

A CNC router machine is probably the most useful tool a hobbyist can ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 1,112

How to make the x-axis motor mount for a CNC router

Make the x-axis motor mount for a CNC router

A CNC router machine is probably the most useful tool a hobbyist can own, but the price for a CNC machine on the market is way more than the ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 526

How to remove the engine cooling fan motor in a Saturn car

Remove the engine cooling fan motor in a Saturn car

One day, your car may break down and you won't be able to afford to ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 1,700

How to build a faraday motor

Build a faraday motor

Build a faraday motor with tips from this how-to video. In the early 1800s, physicist Michael Faraday invented the first device to convert ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 0
Views 2,943

How to build an awesome electric motor

Build an awesome electric motor

This is a sweet video showing you how to make a sick electric motor! You'll need some wood, a battery, and some PVC pipe, along with a few ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by tenebrism | Comments 0
Views 6,122

How to machine knit with a Brother KE-100 motor drive

Machine knit with a Brother KE-100 motor drive

If you have been curious about the Brother KE-100 electric motor drive ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 1,152

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Knit the Periodic Table

Science geeks everywhere: the ultimate knitting pattern. Creator apinnick made this amazing sweater displaying the Periodic Table of Elements for her husband, a microbiologist working in the ...

Ignite Prey and Light Cigarettes With a Laser Burner

Looking for an (explosively) fun Thanksgiving project this week? Something that involves fire and lasers? Check it out. YouTube creator StyroPyro lights ten matches in 9 seconds with a modded laser ...

Repair the World One (LEGO) Brick at a Time

Jan Vorman has installed quick LEGO-fixes all over the world - from Italy to Germany to Israel to Holland. Jan's "Dispatchwork" work creates a contemporary twist: colorful LEGO-street-art ...

DIY Ocular Assault Weapon

The latest in Graffiti-tech: How to write with your eyes. Via Instructables, "Behold the latest ocular assault weapon from the Graffiti Research Lab, openFrameworks, The Fat Lab and The Ebeling ...

Retro Electronics Papercraft For the Brazil '66 Crowd

Dan McPharlin has created some super-sweet retro electronics papercraft models. Click through to Dan's Flickr page to view the entire collection. Beautiful handmade cardboard models. Previously ...

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