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Re: Invacare wheelchair motor

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Originally Posted by Team3844 View Post
It has 3 leads red, black and blue. Then a separate grouping of 5 wires. I guess the 5 may be for built in positioning sensors.
That sounds like a brushless motor. You could buy a brushless ESC from a place like hobbyking for cheap, but I urge you to look for documentation first. There are several types of brushless motors, and I wouldn't know what those 5 extra wires are for.