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Comment by raverbashing

2 days ago

Yes but they wear less than DC brushed motors exactly because it's a slip ring and not a commutator

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ahartmetz  2 days ago

Because it's the discontinuities in the commutator where the sparks fly (with much help from self-induction of the motor's coils) and erode the ring and brushes.

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