Instead, he embarked on a brave journey to breathe new life into the machine by swapping its dying brushed motor for a sleek brushless upgrade. Things got real as [Chaz] dismantled the drill ...

How They Work: Brushless motors rely on an electronic controller to switch the current direction, which means there are no physical brushes or commutators in contact with each other. This results ...

The 3/4hp induction motor on my Rockwell mill is OK, but it has a bent shaft and mismatched step pulley. I'm upgrading the ...

Brushless motors can offer impressive torque ... So how do these smart motors work? They have two basic operating modes: Speed and Position, each of which requires different firmware, and which ...