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Re: 600 mA Limit
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Thu, 28 Mar 1996 23:44:28 GMT
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Fred G. Martin <fredm@media.mit+StopSpam+.edu>
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In your message you said:
> >
> > I just realized that getting 1200 milliamps running two motors
> > bi-directionally is equivalent to running four motors
> > uni-directionally at 2400 from a total power dissipation standpoint.
> > I.e., there are still 600 milliamps running through each driver.
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> You mean running FOUR motors uni-directionally from ONE L293D chip, right?
> ...and TWO motors bi-directionally from ONE L293D chip?
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Yes, that is what I mean.
-Fred
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Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: 600 mA Limit
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| (...) OK. I just wanted to make sure I'm understanding the material. So, my guess is that in order to drive the 4 motors off one chip, you would have to ground the other lead of each motor? So, does that mean that there is 2.4 A source from the chip (...) (29 years ago, 29-Mar-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: 600 mA Limit
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| (...) You mean running FOUR motors uni-directionally from ONE L293D chip, right? ...and TWO motors bi-directionally from ONE L293D chip? (29 years ago, 28-Mar-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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