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hnavtoday at 12:27 AM2 repliesview on HN

It's technically not a brush but a slip-ring. The design of these motors is very similar to automotive alternators, just scaled up 100x (in terms of power).


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gentertoday at 12:40 AM

I've probably taken apart 10 automotive alternators. Every single one had brushes.

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dheeratoday at 12:30 AM

Slip rings have brushes.

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