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Re: Legality of running a capacitor inline with roboRIO power

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We've considered adding code to soften drive input, as we tend to brown out when changing directions rapidly.
This is a great solution, we have been doing this for a long time. Basically, just put a limit on how fast your motor inputs can change. If you use java or c++ and want to implement this, pm me and I can walk you through the process and share our code.

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Changing the Talons to coast mode rather than break would also likely help to soften input, right?Correct me if I'm wrong, this would also make changing directions more taxing if still rolling.
Switching to coast mode might help a bit, but this is almost certainly not the root cause of your issues. Switching to coast mode shouldn't make anything more taxing. Be careful with this change though, make sure that you can remain on the batter if your speed controllers are in coast mode.