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Driving DC motors, part 1/3: Flyback diodes (Kevin Lynch)

Name: Driving DC motors, part 1/3: Flyback diodes (Kevin Lynch)
Channel: Northwestern Robotics
Description: A popular explanation of flyback diodes and why motors and solenoids need them, often given to Arduino users switching inductive loads.

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A popular explanation of flyback diodes and why motors and solenoids need them, often given to Arduino users switching inductive loads.

Watch for: Includes some maths alongside the intuition

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