prog694/joebot — comment on commit 3f6c373d66bfdd4d9853476b02d93ce334d8d0ef
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By kevinwang:

To quote Sam's email:

> 8 - coast v break: Some clarification seems needed here. We do not use additional power when braking motors. The break setting simply shorts across the motor terminals at the speed controller's end in lieu of a non-neutral control signal. This forces the motor to act as a generator against itself when in motion, which is what incurs the braking action we see. Any power gain obtained by switching to coast would be that if we haven't slowed to a stop, the current draw when moving again would be lessened by the robot's momentum.

He mentioned coast vs. brake for the drivetrain, but the same applies for the flywheel. There's no difference in power between coast and brake. Therefore, I do not think either of these fixes will be effective.