I am fairly sure that they are brushed DC motors. They required no external commutation to drive them. Brush-less DC motors require external commutation control.
@@andrewferg8737 They are not though. They have brushes in them. They are not the same sort of motors as you see in fans for instance. They are just cheap ol' brushed DC motors. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--2-osXaTVDA.html
@@grtyvr I stand corrected! Thanks for the link! I've dissected many a poor printer... and have found steppers and small magnets motors. I've cut some of these smaller ones open, as I've a box full of them. I have found some of the newer printers use larger DC motors for the main drive but I never thought to cut one open. I like to save the larger ones. Thanks for the demonstration!
