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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Brushless motors



Carsten,
 
You brought up another advantage of brushless motors.  They cause much less interference than brushed motors which is one reason they're used in hard drives and cooling fans in computers.
 
Jim
 
In a message dated 12/25/2010 3:17:46 A.M. Central Standard Time, MerlinSub@t-online.de writes:
Why not. But make shure that brushles motors and sonar/echosounder do not interfer.
vbr Carsten

<JimToddPsub@aol.com> schrieb:
> Since one of the problems with compensated motors is the tendency of the 
> brushes to float at higher RPM, this begs the question of why brushless
> motors  are not commonly used instead to eliminate that issue?  Brushless also
> tend  to generate less heat  as well as having other advantages.  Is the 
> issue just the higher cost?  Less availability?  Complexity of  controllers?

> I don't know If Minnkota produces brushless units or not, but I  can
> contact them.  What about the manufacturers of bow  thrusters?
> Weigh in with what you know.

> Thanks,
> Jim




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