How Brushless Motors Are Classified
Three classifications cover most of what you will see in a specification sheet.
By phase angle
Brushless motors divide into 60° and 120° phase angle types.
By speed
They divide into high-speed and low-speed brushless motors. A boat drive sits firmly at the low-speed end — the Caroute range tops out at 1,800 rpm at the propeller.
By position sensing
They divide into sensored and sensorless brushless motors, according to whether a motor position sensor is fitted.
What It Means for Your Boat
When you compare two drives on paper, check which of these three you are actually comparing. A 60° sensored low-speed motor and a 120° sensorless high-speed motor are not the same machine with different numbers.
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Read articleQuestions About This Topic
What are the three classifications?
Where does a boat drive sit?
Does Caroute publish the phase angle?
Is the Caroute motor sensored or sensorless?
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