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what are the + and - leads on this hard drive motor?

please tell me the + and - on this hard drive motor

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May 6, 2011. 12:53 PMsteveastrouk says:
It doesn't have any. Its an AC motor, and relies on you putting three sine waves between the pins.
May 6, 2011. 3:42 PMfrollard says:
+1. it's a three phase AC motor. It can be driven with square waves, but doesn't like it.
May 6, 2011. 1:03 PMsteveastrouk says:
A DC motor's speed won't be constant, an AC motor like this, driven by the right signals, stays absolutely rock solid.
May 6, 2011. 4:58 PMiceng says:
+1
Unlike, some very old floppy disk drives I have seen.
May 7, 2011. 3:58 AMsteveastrouk says:
Yes,but they had feedback from the index hole I suspect.
May 7, 2011. 8:26 AMiceng says:
Your right !!

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