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Re: Stepper Motors

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Originally Posted by Jared View Post
It's easy to tell a brushless motor to go at an exact speed, or to configure it to have a flat speed/torque curve. They also are generally more powerful/efficient for the same weight/size.
Yes and no.

It's not that they are inherently amazingly better for this, it's just that the typical control methodology required for brushless motors requires you to have your ducks in a row and already have the sensors/firmware required to do so.
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