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Re: Breaking/Coasting and Jaguar and Talons.

The coast setting causes the motor to continue to coast to a stop after voltage drops to 0 volts, whereas the brake setting causes the motor to more abruptly stop when voltage drops to 0 volts. Im uncertain as to the inner workings of the motor controllers which allow this functionality, so someone else can help out there hopefully.

Pros for the talon are:
Smaller footprint
Lighter
Has a complete conformal coating (no worries with metal shavings around them!)

Pros for the jaguar are:
If you plan on using CAN, this is your only option
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