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(...) There aren't any control electronics to this thing at all, really. There's four switches on the control box, some wires going to the vehicle, and four motor/gearbox combos in the machine that the wires supply power to. No drivers, no heat (...) (29 years ago, 1-Apr-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) We've had success interfacing digital signals directly to the drive circuitry that's already present on some R/C vehicles. The problem you're running into is that R/C motors just draw too much current for 293's. (If you look at the controller (...) (29 years ago, 1-Apr-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | *WARM* L293D's on Handyboard
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Today I ran out to Toys 'R' Us and bought a wired-remote controlled excavator to serve as the base for my HandyBoard. It seems to be causing me a little problem, though. Before I removed it from the controller that contained the battery (...) (29 years ago, 1-Apr-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | New version of Mac IC: 3.1 beta 5
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A new beta version of Interactive C for the Macintosh, Mac IC 3.1b5 is now online at: (URL) and improvements from beta 4: * Printing is now enabled * Definition files and board recognition are better handled * Files, functions, and globals info (...) (29 years ago, 1-Apr-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: 600 mA
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Note that the spec sheet for the L293D states that the package can only dissipate 5 watts. With a voltage drop of 1.3 volts that is 3.85 amps total through all drivers. However, since that is the absolute maximum rating your probably looking more (...) (29 years ago, 30-Mar-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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