On 08/09/18 08:22, Bob Engelhardt wrote:
On 9/7/2018 5:36 PM, Jon Elson wrote:

No, you will create shorted turns.Â* This will be worse.

Well, the one segment isn't connected to anything, so bridging would
just create an extra-wide segment.

The extra-wide segment won't be generating its share of back-EMF
so will reduce overall motor impedance and increase current.
That might be within acceptable limits or might not.