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Subject: 
Motors on Sensor ports
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Date: 
Wed, 12 Nov 2003 17:28:51 GMT
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I'm just curious if there's any harm in connecting motors to active sensor
ports... I know you don't get very much voltage/speed/torque, but you do get
interesting readings that can be used to detect when the motor stalls. This is
potentially a very useful feature, but I want to make sure it won't screw up my
brick.

Mike



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  Re: Motors on Sensor ports
 
(...) One thing you will find, is that you can't drive the motor backwards. Well, it won't go one direction. The direction depends on the wiring. Actually, that's just if you hook it to a motor port, AND a sensor port. I don't know how bad it is, (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)

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