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Subject: 
External Motor Power and the Expansion board.
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
Date: 
Wed, 24 Feb 1999 00:45:18 GMT
Original-From: 
Ryan Meuth <rmeuth@NOSPAMmail.win.org>
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Greetings all!
    I just got the kit for the expansion board in the mail, and I
realized something:  I modified my handy board to accept external power
for the motors through the power expansion header, using the
instructions at:
http://el.www.media.mit.edu/projects/handy-board/mods/hbmcut.html

    and now I don't know what to do because the expansion board uses
that header for power, and I'd like to continue using an external
battery to power my motors.  Does anybody have any advice?

--
"Only two things are infinite,
the universe and human stupidity,
and I'm not sure about the former."
--Albert Einstein

Ryan "Rhino" Meuth
http://i-tacoind.home.ml.org/



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: External Motor Power and the Expansion board.
 
ahah, good question. the exp bd grabs the 9v motor power for the servos, sonar, and 9v lego sensors. if you're not using any of these, you could leave connector off the exp bd and you'll have no probs. if these are important, you need to reconnect (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
  RE: External Motor Power and the Expansion board.
 
I noticed this to when I built mine, I just bridged the gap I had cut with solder and now use an H-bridge to control the motors. Clancy (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)

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