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Comment by dyauspitr

2 days ago

So does it consume significantly more electricity?

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cyberax  2 days ago

Not really. The excitation power is a small fraction of the total.

The problem is that it makes the rotor far less mechanically robust and also heavier. That's why these motors are less powerful.

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