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Question
State the position of armature coil relative to the direction of magnetic field, in a D. C. motor when the deflecting couple acting and the coil is minimum.
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Solution
The deflecting couple acting on the coil is minimum when the plane of the coil is normal to the direction of magnetic field.
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