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Re: pic: Fisher price on steriods???????????

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I believe they are shorting them on purpose, looks as if they are using them as a brake?
Yes, when you "short" these motors together, they provide what is called an electrical brake, in which one is essentially a generator for electricity which "powers" the other motor, essentially causing them to turn in opposite (or the same) directions, whichever way you have them wired.