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Re: Servos and solenoids
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
Date: 
Fri, 19 Feb 1999 03:23:18 GMT
Original-From: 
Wayne Rademacher <ridgetec@net-STOPSPAMinfo.com>
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I won't attempt to power your servos with 9v.  Those servos are designed to
work off a 4.8v battery pack,  you'll most likely smoke'm.

Wayne

-----Original Message-----
From: J.W. Pennington <jwp@awod.com>
To: handyboard@media.mit.edu <handyboard@media.mit.edu>
Date: Thursday, February 18, 1999 8:56 PM
Subject: Servos and solenoids


> First,
> The Handyboard's motor output is 9 volts, does anyone know if Futaba's
> small servos handle this well? I have two S3003 servos that I'd like to
> use.
> 
> Second,
> Has anyone run a solenoid from a motor output? I'm assuming that it
> would do fine, PWM would just keep it fixed until the low end. Also,
> what voltage range do I have for a servo? Too much for a 3 volt, not
> enough for a 12 volt?
> 
> Thanks!
> --
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> 
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