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| Hello All, I have just purchased a new TYCO 9.6V Zig Zag car. It seems to have a fairly good base w/treads. I connected it to the handyboard (after gutting it and extending the wires ). Next I gave the motors a test and they both ran way too fast. (...) (27 years ago, 1-Aug-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
| | | | | Re: Voltage problem
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| Well, further experimentation revealed that the chips are working, but with a quirk: If the the input of the '232 (pin 10) is tied to ground (pin 15), then the output (pin 7 of the '232, or pin 3 of J9) goes to the expected value of ~+10 volts. If, (...) (27 years ago, 1-Aug-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
| | | | | RE: servos?
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| The best places are the mail order hobby stores. They have the widest selection of servos and very good prices. The two I recommend are Tower Hobbies (www.towerhobbies.com) and Hobby Shack (www.hobbyshack.com). Either of these sells servos cheaper (...) (27 years ago, 1-Aug-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
| | | | | Re: servos?
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| (...) Phil, Have you tried this site: www.robotstore.com ? They have servos in discount packs as well as serial controllers for them. Cheers Massimo Piccoli -only wanting to know something new puts you a step forward- (27 years ago, 1-Aug-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
| | | | | servos?
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| hi! Does anyone know of a good (prefferably cheap) source for servos? The hobby shops nearby seem to be pretty steep in their pricing. Does anyone know of a good, cheap source for new or used servos? Thanks a million! phil thehahns@nconnect.net (27 years ago, 1-Aug-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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