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Re: breaking the minibot/ controled descent

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Originally Posted by ADTRavenger3585 View Post
what is the best way to safely stop the minibot at the top of the pole or put it in a controled descent. please give me a good explanation. danke.
-ethan and 3585
The best way, we found, for a controlled descent, is to make the motor act as a brake on the way down.

To do this you need to connect the positive pole of the battery to both electrical connections of the motor, during descent. Use a light switch that gets switched when the minibot hits the top to do this.

Basically, have the lightswitch change the connections on the motor from + and - to + and +.
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