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What is the difference between a dynamo and an electric motor?

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Although the construction of both dynamo and motor is same, there is the difference in the basic function they perform. A motor utilises the energy of an electric current to cause rotation of coil and shaft while a dynamo converts the mechanical energy from rotation to electric current using the principal of electromagnetic induction.

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