Thread: Locking a Motor
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Re: Locking a Motor

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Originally Posted by DonRotolo View Post
to hold the motor still is not good for the motor (it gets hot, sometimes too hot).
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Originally Posted by Poseidon1671 View Post
You could do it mechanically or set it to hold its position with a PID loop.
Mechanically is a good idea. PID loop maybe not so much.
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