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Re: Homemade resitor

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Originally Posted by Ian McShane View Post
We are plaaning on using it to slow the robot down for the decent. not for the ride up.
Are you powering down? If so then yes a resistor will slow your decent. If you are using dynamic braking ie shorting the motor leads together then adding a resistor to the circuit will speed you up as noted in the post above if put high enough resistance in the circuit it will be the same as free fall.