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Old 09-10-2012, 02:12 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Ok, so the controller shuts off its PWM, then you get voltage spike (I'm a little familiar with this due to some reading on switching mode power supplies) which is increasing the current to get rid of the stored inductance of the motor? So this means that even though the PWM pulse is over with, you're actually still getting some motive power (for a very very short time)?
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