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    Short circuiting motor leads for emergency stop braking

    Hello, I'm working on an application where a permanent magnet DC motor is used to power an electrical vehicle. For safety purpose I want to short circuit the motor leads when an emergency stop is activated. Can someone tell me whether I can do this (just short cicuiting the motor) or do I...

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