Gunner Asch wrote:

On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:00:36 -0700, Tim Wescott
wrote:

Making the motor burn it up is, in general, just plain stupid. You'd
have to do some crazy thing (like putting a DC current into the motor)


Actually..thats how most VFDs apply braking.....G

Some machines don't have the VFD and still use dc braking.
That is how the tool changer is stopped on some old Mori Seki VMC's.

Wes