On Wed, July 18, 2007 11:15 am, Chris Tromley wrote: > I'm very heavily on Damon's side on this one. The Etek seems to be a > wonderful device, but it is very intolerant of operation outside its > design envelope. An EM leans on that envelope pretty hard. > > I wonder if the new brushless version has those copper clippys? My > guess is no - I'll bet B&S has received lots of complaints and did > what they could to make them go away. >
I have a brushless Etek but I haven't spun it up yet. I am still a n00b on these things but from the controller research I have done it seems to me that the ratings for the brushless version are a lot more conservative. It may also just be slightly less powerful and capable. I haven't taken mine apart (~yet~) so I can't comment on the windings but in a brushless motor the windings should be mechanically part of the casting and able to conduct heat away better. jv < Hells Amperes Motorcycle Club -- Blog: http://volcano.newts.org
