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Re: Reducing Battery Pack Voltage
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Sat, 1 Mar 1997 03:35:10 GMT
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MAR ERICSON <mar@!antispam!cooper.edu>
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U can use an external battery with the HB. It can be 3V.
Check the FAQ in the HB HP.
The exact link is:
http://lcs.www.media.mit.edu/groups/el/projects/handy-board/faq.html#mpwrplug
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ericson mar
Master of Engineering Candidate
Project: Mobile Robotics
mar@cooper.edu
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
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On Fri, 28 Feb 1997, Ken McHugh wrote:
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> I am attemping to run two low voltage DC motors (as motors 0 and 1),
> around 3V each(I don't have specs). I have piggybacked two of the motor
> driver chips (and maybe adding a third) to handle the higher current but
> they are still getting quite warm.
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> I would like to reduce the voltage supplied to the motors in hopes that
> it will limit the current drawn and not heat up the chips.
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> Can the battery pack in the HB be reconfigured to supply half the
> voltage without affecting the HB operation? and if so do you think this
> might be a solution?
>
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| Hi Fred I am attemping to run two low voltage DC motors (as motors 0 and 1), around 3V each(I don't have specs). I have piggybacked two of the motor driver chips (and maybe adding a third) to handle the higher current but they are still getting (...) (30 years ago, 1-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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