Originally Posted by
wreckya
Yeah your not kidding stupid, it's 2013 can't we build these things to run as good sensorless? I'm sure they can there just saving it for the next big thing for us all to spend our money on one day lol.
Not really. Youre trying to position a 2 pole motor, between three phases. It doesnt add up. Having a sensor wire tells the esc exactly where everything is, and can send the power directly where its needed instead of just starting at its preprogrammed sequence.