[Mike Copioli]

Originally Posted by daneelshof

Manually rotating the motors does generate current and can fry motor controllers. We have fried many Victors and Jaguars this way. We have adopted the following "rule" because of this:

Do not push the robot. Do not manually turn mechanisms. Pick up the robot or use a cart to move it.

Back driving a motor on a Talon SRX, Victor SP or Talon SR will not cause it any harm. The back EMF that gets generate is no more harmful than the forward voltage that is applied during rectification.

I REALLY want this to be understood so teams do not needlessly adopt measures to prevent something that is not even a problem.