Fixing EMI from large servos: foil shielding or just shorten the wires

philfung · x · 2026-11-15

An EE-turned-roboticist describes his first encounter with EM interference from large servos. After many failed attempts, two fixes worked: wrapping wires and motors in aluminum foil, or shortening the wires — he went with the latter.

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