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Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur
My understanding (and I may be wrong, it's been a while since I'ce studies regenerative braking) was that connecting the (-) sides together dissipated the energy as heat in the motor while connecting the (+) to both sides would dissipate the energy by recharging the battery. Am I incorrect in this? and if I'm not wouldn't it be better not to heat an already heated motor?
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Regardless of which side you connect, the battery is not part of the completed circuit and thus no current flows in or out of it. All energy dissipation occurs in the motor and the wiring/components that are shorting the leads.