[EricH]

Originally Posted by JVN

This is the first time I've seen brushless motors suggested as a cost saving measure.

Yeah... The same project that I worked on that used LiFePO4 batteries (a pair of 12V ones) debated brushed versus brushless, and quickly decided that the brushless ones were budget-busters (and we'd have to take even more anti-dust precautions than we did with brushed, which was a factor in that project).