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by delsarto 4309 days ago
"17,000 rpm with digital pulse technology" ... I guess that means a PWM DC motor controller?
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githulhu 4309 days ago
"Digital motor" raised my eyebrow too. Apparently it's this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reluctance_motor

Guess marketing didn't think "Reluctance motor" had quite the same ring, and I'd tend to agree.

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jonah 4302 days ago
Linked from that page is this article which goes into the design and development of the motor a bit: http://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/power/dyson-vac...
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headShrinker 4309 days ago
Correction, it's a 73,000 rpm motor!
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