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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz
Patrick, It will do that if you remove power from the motor and short the leads of the motor. This is the technique that is in use when you select "brake" mode on a speed controller.
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Of course, of course, and as a physics teacher I already know that...
But it's only true if your MINIBOT back-drives down the pole in the first place -- which ours currently does not. Thus, shorting the motor leads will result in it continuing to not come down at all, instead of coming down slowly.
It's all good. Just more stuff for the kids to figure out!