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Re: hmph
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Sun, 4 Feb 1996 19:56:32 GMT
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Nathan Parker <ngparker@ucsd+nospam+.edu>
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At 9:32 PM 2/3/96, Jeffrey Keyzer wrote:
> Ironic that, just as I write a message looking for L293 drivers, the
> motors I was driving with them should fail. Unfortunately, it seems that I
> overpowered the small DC motors I was using, and burned the brushes to bits.
> :-( So perhaps I should redirect my search... Does anyone know of a good
> way to make a handy board mobile, for under $50? :-)
How about buying a $15 RC car from radio shack and adding a $15 servo to
do the front steering? I haven't tried it. I'm using RC-10 cars and
they're GREAT. Independent suspension, hispeed, good traction...
but several hundred dollars.
-- Nathan Parker
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| (...) That's a definite possibility. However, I'm looking more for something that has a tread-type drive system, though two independently driven wheels is fine. That allows me to simplify steering the robot, so that I can rotate it at a point. (...) (29 years ago, 4-Feb-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
| | | Re: hmph
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| (...) Be careful. Cheap RC cars tend to use 3v motors that want to draw a fair bit of current. Expensive RC cars use motors in a better voltage range for the HB (.e.g, 8.4 or 9.6v), but they draw serious current (5 to 10A easy). -F (29 years ago, 5-Feb-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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