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(...) eh> -----Original Message----- (...) eh> I don't think it works that way. Will hooking 2 motors to the same power eh> source provide twice as much power? I think the limiting factor is the eh> current from the power source, not the number of (...) (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) There needs to be a link to this somewhere: Peter Phillips pointed out a long while back (my messages from him are dated Sep 21) that the specs to the chip are here: (...) drivers. I don't know if he told the rest of the list about this, if (...) (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Aha. For those that can't be bothered to look, maximum output is 600 mA. It also tells us what the bits at 0xf000 do: 10: forwards 01: backwards 11: short (i.e. brake) 00: off (i.e. freewheel) Cheers, Ben. (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) kp> There needs to be a link to this somewhere: kp> Peter Phillips pointed out a long while back (my messages from him are kp> dated Sep 21) that the specs to the chip are here: (...) kp> drivers. OK, 500mA per driver. Which, if the rest of my (...) (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) This all depends. The table you gave (presumably from the date sheet), said: (...) Now, Lego uses Off to mean Brake and Float to Off ... (...) Well, you can set the motor to "float" and you do coast. (...) Please explain why there is (...) (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hm. So I just reviewed the data sheet again, and it seems that there is indeed a significant current when the motor is shorted. That sucks. -Kekoa (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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