This document describes the basics of a simple rotating DC machine. It consists of a single loop of wire rotating between the poles of a stationary magnet. The rotor is made of iron and has a slot for the wire to sit in, maintaining a constant air gap from the stator. Magnetic flux travels through the shortest path in the air gap, perpendicular to the rotor surface. As the loop rotates in the magnetic field, a voltage is induced in the wire segments perpendicular to both the magnetic field and the segment's velocity. The total voltage induced is calculated by summing the voltages induced in each segment of the rotating loop.