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Re: PID How to hold an arm in a fixed position without a locking gear box

And to pile on with another idea: A common solution to preventing back drive is to interface your motor with a worm gear, if possible. You just need to make sure whatever motor you use can withstand axial thrust. I believe some of the KOP motor transmissions utilize worm gears (i.e. the window motors)...
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