Is DC supply to a motor damaged if voltage is suddenly reduced?

EngineerLove

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Consider a DC motor driven by a DC supply. When supply voltage is suddenly reduced back emf becomes momentarily more than the supply voltage, which should drive a current in the circuit opposing the polarity of the supply. Will this damage the DC supply due to wrong polarity?
 
it depends on the supply circuit. but its good practice to include a "flyback diode" to take the reverse current.
 
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