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Why is the hall sensor commonly used in brushless DC motor?
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Skogsgurra
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An inductive pick up wouldn't produce enough signal at low speeds. An optical sensor has dirt issues. So a Hall sensor is a good solution, fast simple, reliable.
Gunnar Englund
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Gunnar Englund
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It also has no moving parts and so can take the millions of switching with no wear. Back to Skog's reliable.
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