Quick Answer: The Franklin Motor is an electrostatics demonstration that turns static electric charge into rotary motion through attraction and repulsion, rather than magnetism.
Last updated: October 2026
Key Features
Rotation driven by electrostatic attraction and repulsion
Illustrates Coulomb force and charge transfer
Recreates Franklin’s early electrostatic motor
Run from a compatible educational electrostatic source
About This Product
Connected to a charge source such as an electrostatic machine, the rotor turns as charge is passed on and the parts repel and attract in turn. It gives a class a memorable contrast with the magnetic motors they meet later. Educational Instrument can arrange export supply of the Franklin Motor to Oman, Tajikistan, Guinea-Bissau, Maldives, Lebanon and Gambia.
