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Old 29-03-2011
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Boiled down to the basics.

A brushed motor uses the brush to commutator contact to "turn on/off" a magnetic field at specific points of armature rotation.

A brushless motor detects armature position electronically and "turns on/off" a magnetic field based upon armature position detection.
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