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All machines need some source of power to make them work. A bicycle is a machine, but it would not travel very far without a rider to push the pedals round. Similarly a washing machine could not operate without an electric motor to supply a driving force. In this section we shall look at some of the more common sources of power used to drive machines and mechanisms.
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© 1977 T. E. Savage and D. W. G. Hall
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Savage, T.E., Hall, D.W.G. (1977). Making Things Work. In: Mechanical Engineering for Link Courses. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02833-7_1
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