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    Battery Power and handyboard. —Jerry Normandin
   Hi, Quick question. How much runtime are you getting with your Handyboard based robot? With sonar /IRPD pinging once per second and my sensor array being controlled by two servos and my Lego motors pushing the 6 wheel drive rover I am getting 2Hrs. (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
   
        Re: Battery Power and handyboard. —John R. Edwards
   Jerry, I really haven't timed how long a battery charge lasts on the Handyboard but I did add a second 9.6v battery pack for the purpose of isolating the motor power from the logic circuit power. I did this to eliminate motor RF interference to the (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
   
        Re: Battery Power and handyboard. —John Hatton
     I am currently using nickel hydride AA cells in two 4-cell battery boxes and so far during my construction and testing of the board they have not needed recharging yet. I didn't have access to a mains power supply most of the time, so after checking (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
   
        Re: Battery Power and handyboard. —Fred G. Martin
   i'm not sure if wiring two nicad packs in parallel is a good idea. the packs would fight each other if either one's voltage varied even slightly from the other. i'd recommend either (1) John's initial suggestion of adding a separate pack solely for (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 

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