Thursday 22 December 2011


Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Trident Engineering blog team. Have a good break and we will be back in 2012 with the latest DC motors and bespoke engineering news.

Thursday 8 December 2011

Monday 5 December 2011

What are brushless DC motors?

Our last blog post was a look at brushed DC motors and we briefly mentioned in that post about the other kind; brushless motors. This blog takes a look at brushless DC motors so that you will know the differences between the two.

Tuesday 29 November 2011

What are brushed DC motors?

DC motors are electric motors that run on a direct current and are used in hundreds of everyday electronic items. There are two main types of DC motors; brushed and brushless. In this blog post we take a look at brushed motors.

Tuesday 8 November 2011

Making Your Own DC Motor

Very common types of electric motor are DC motors and they are used in many types of electronic devices and for many uses. Electric motors operate because of a constantly changing magnetic field between stationary and rotating magnets and brushed DC motors are made up of a rotating electromagnetic made out of copper coil that is surrounded by permanent electromagnets.  

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