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

[UlTiMaTeP]

Originally Posted by Ianworld

You know what scares me more than the idea of actually managing to shove two FP motors into the same plastic gear box is that they're wired together. Infact it looks like if you drive one the other will cause it to send a reverse current back to the other, causing it to lock up. But i'm sure you know what you're doing. I'll be at your pits in hartford to demistify this conundrum

I believe they are shorting them on purpose, looks as if they are using them as a brake?

[Specialized]

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.