I have a ton of good magnet wire i stripped off and old motor housing and wanted to build a new motor with it. I started small with wire wrapped around nails and 12 v battery and it worked but it got extremely hot very fast. If i plan to build a 120 volt ac motor then would i have to use some special electronic equipment? Since 12 volts made it burn up then 120 would be even worse unless i could dampen it.I AM NOT TRYING TO BUILD A PROFESSIONAL MOTOR. JUST SOMETHING THAT USES LIKE WIRE WRAPPED AROUND NAILS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
For wire wrapped around nails or something, use a lower voltage. Look at descriptions of how motors work and compare AC motors with DC motors. A permanent magnet AC motor might work better than an induction motor. Study all the kinds of AC motors. Single-phase AC motors usually need capacitors. If possible, wind the wire on something U shaped and put the rotor between the ends of the U.
