Phonic Wheel

A form of small motor of very simple construction. It consists of a toothed wheel of soft iron. A bar electro-magnet is fixed with one pole facing the teeth of the wheel. By a tuning fork make and break a succe ion of impulses of rapid frequency and short duration are sent through the magnet. The teeth act as armatures and are succe ively attracted by the magnet. The regulated speed is one tooth for each impulse, but it may rotate at one-half the speed, giving two teeth for each impulse, or at certain other sub-multiples of its regular speed. It is the invention of Paul Lecour. 410   STANDARD ELECTRICAL DICTIONARY.