That’s because brushless DC motors require carefully timed signals used in a process called Electronic Speed Control (ESC). [Fileark] built and ESC using an Arduino and has a couple of posts ...

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in that it has an electric motor and a source of electric power. However, [Tom] intended to eliminate the electronic parts—the speed controller, any battery balancing hardware, and the like.