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RCX output ratings
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lugnet.robotics
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Sat, 13 Nov 1999 16:54:23 GMT
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A student of mine has created a robotic arm that uses almost every piece of
hardware I have to do a simple repitive pick and place routine. (2 RCX's, 4
motors, two touch sensors, two pumps, two cylinders, two valves, one light
sensor, one rotation sensor, etc.) He has come up with the idea of using a
solenoid that he obtained from a VCR to manipulate the valves but the current
draw is 1.2 amps at 12VDC. We measured the current draw of a stalled standard
motor which seems to be 300mA.
What will the output of the RCX handle? I can't afford to replace fried
hardware!
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Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: RCX output ratings
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| Steve Burmaster <burmaster@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:FL5Ayn.4o8@lugnet.com... (...) It won't come close to 1.5A at 12V that is for sure. It will probably push some thing around 450mA at 8.5V. As for damage, I don't think you would hurt the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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