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The article How Electric Motors Work explains how brushed motors work. In a typical DC motor, there are permanent magnets on the outside and a spinning armature on the inside. The permanent magnets are stationary, so they are called the stator. The armature rotates, so it is called the rotor.

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In a dc motor the induced EMF is of alternating nature.To convert that induced AC to DC we are using commutator arrangement.The converted DC is collected in to the brush.Brush is made of mainly with CARBON,GRAPHITE.The voltage drop for CARBON brush is 0.7 V,GRAPHITE is 1.2 V.They are placed at the end commutator

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Is a brushless motor waterproof?

Some but not all brushless motors are waterproof. To make sure that your motor is waterproof I suggest you either contact the maker or go the their website to check.


What is a DC brushless motor?

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Working principle of brushless dc motor?

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What are the benefits to using a brushless dc motor drive?

There are many benefits to using a brushless dc motor drive. For instance, they utilize electronic systems rather than manual ones, and their torque current and frequency of speed relationships are linear.


What is DC motor?

A DC motor is an electric motor that runs on direct current (DC) electricity. A DC motor is designed to run on DC electric power. Two examples of pure DC designs are Michael Faraday's homopolar motor (which is uncommon), and the ball bearing motor, which is (so far) a novelty. By far the most common DC motor types are the brushed and brushless types, which use internal and external commutation respectively to reverse the current in the windings in synchronism with rotation.