Victor 884 Brake/Coast Issues

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Victor 884 Brake/Coast Issues

View Poll Results: Which setting do you use for the Victors on your drive train?
Coast	7	50.00%
Brake	5	35.71%
We have a switch to control it	0	0%
What?	2	14.29%
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23-01-2005, 14:46

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Re: Brake or coast on drive train Victors

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Originally Posted by russell

Does the braking option just connect the leads of the motor, or does it actually sense any electricity coming from the motor and counter act it?

It just connects the leads. It stops CIM motors running at full speed pretty quickly, though.

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