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It uses slip rings like your alternator, not a commutator like a typical brushed DC motor. I’ve had alternators that have lasted more than 20 years, and they do
by darksaints 4y ago
It uses slip rings like your alternator, not a commutator like a typical brushed DC motor. I’ve had alternators that have lasted more than 20 years, and they don’t have dust problems. There’s no arcing and there is a continuous contact surface, so there isn’t really any dust.