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Subject: 
Toy motors
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
Date: 
Thu, 21 Jan 1999 19:49:23 GMT
Original-From: 
Steve Wall <SWALL@FLEMINGC.ihatespamON.CA>
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I understand that you can't use normal toy motors I just have two
questions:

1. Can you construct circuitry to limit current and voltage draw to
operate these.

2. Can you purchase 9v motors in the same physical diamensions as
normal toy motors?

I purchased a motorized bulldozer for my base and It is quite large
and would make an excellent base and I want to use this for my base
could you please help I wouldn't want to think i wasted my money.



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  Re: Toy motors
 
(...) Sure, just hack your HB to use an external battery for the motors. The external battery can be whatever voltage the motors prefer (within reason). If the motors still draw too much current, try piggybacking another set of motor driver chips on (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)

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