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commutateur (de direction, d'intensité)

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Brushes eventually wear out and require replacement, and the commutator itself is subject to wear and maintenance (on larger motors) or replacement (on small motors). en.wikipedia.org

They have a conventional wound stator as with any induction motor, but the wire-wound rotor is much like that with a conventional commutator. en.wikipedia.org

By means of a commutator the mercury vapour and helium tube is placed in circuit for two-thirds of a revolution and the neon tube for the remaining third. en.wikipedia.org

As the brush and commutator wear down, the spring steadily pushes the brush downwards towards the commutator. en.wikipedia.org

Depending on the commutator design, this may include the brushes shorting together adjacent sections and hence coil ends momentarily while crossing the gaps. en.wikipedia.org

Such brushes provided poor commutation as they moved from one commutator segment to the next. en.wikipedia.org

Average values can be obtained with rectification and shown as patterns using a high speed commutator. en.wikipedia.org

The rotating commutator produced a tone in the receiver, where a simple spark gap would produce a hiss, indistinguishable from static. en.wikipedia.org

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