ftjets

Bear with me as i slowly make the transition to electric flight. I am reasonably certain that i read somewhere that you cannot use an ESC designed for a brushed motor for a brushless. My question is can you use a brushless ESC for a brushed motor?

hugger-4641

My Feedback: (6)

No they will not interchange, a brushed motor is true DC and just has two leads (+) and (-), a brushless motor has 3 leads, similar to a 3 phase Ac motor.

el_xero

My Feedback: (2)

Yup! what he said!

ftjets

Makes sense to me. Thanks guys.

ron_van_sommeren

For a rainy day.

* Presentation: de-mystifying Electric Flight
www.rcaircrafters.org/The%20Electric%20Show.pdf

* Brushless motor animations and simulations:
www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=216928

* www.wattflyer.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=3
-> Everything You Wanted To Know About Electric Powered Flight

* www.ampaviators.com
-> Beginner Guide

* www.ezonemag.com
-> Faq

* Choosing a power setup
www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=739069
www.wattflyer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27019

* Current, voltage, Watt, battery-types and -C-rating explained
www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=417868

* Motor_internals_101, about poles, winds, delta, star
www.gobrushless.com
-> knowledge base
-> basic overview (1-5)

davek

Good stuff Ron. Thank You.

nick_cool

NO, brushed with brushed and brushless with brushless, do not mix because you will burn something. Sorry.