An Electric Motors Uses MORE Current When Stopped. Here’s the Physics.

Photo: Rhett Allain. DC Electric Motors.

Here’s a fun question. Imagine I have a small DC fan that’s on and spinning. I can measure the electric current going into the motor. Let’s say I get a value of 0.6 amps. Now, if I stop that fan motor the electric current will increase to something like 1.0 amps. Here’s a quick experiment to show that.