Thread: Jaguar Meltdown
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Unread 05-04-2010, 07:54
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Re: Jaguar Meltdown

Dick,
We rarely will suggest "brake" mode be used on drive motors. In low center of gravity robots it is not as dramatic as in high center of gravity robots like last year. Brake mode will usually tip a robot over.
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