RCU Forums - View Single Post - 3 wires?
Thread: 3 wires?
View Single Post
Old 08-24-2005, 09:58 AM
  #9  
jdetray
Senior Member
 
jdetray's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Napoleon, OH
Posts: 1,617
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: 3 wires?

On a brushless motor, there is no + and - (positive and negative). Instead, there are three "phases," one for each of the three wires. To repeat: There is no + and - on a brushless motor.

There are three wires on a brushless motor and three wires on the motor side of a brushless ESC. You connect the three motor wires to the three wires coming from the motor side of the brushless ESC.

On the battery side of a brushless ESC, there are two wires, same as on brushed ESC. These are + and - (positive and negative) and connect to the + and - terminals of the battery.

See the diagram below.

- Jeff