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Re: building a bot
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Tue, 12 Nov 1996 14:26:10 GMT
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Barry Brouillette <barry@barrySPAMLESS.detroit.sgi.com>
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Peter
I tried to do modify a racer and found that the motors drew so much current
that the board would continually reset. Another problem with the racers is
that they are geared for high speed, not torque. I ended up making a circular
frame and using two Futaba S138 servos as the drive motors. They only took
about 20 minutes each to modify and are well within the drive capability of the
Handyboard.
Barry Brouillette
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| From your post it seems that only one battery was used. It is best to have the motor(s) running from a separate battery. Apropriate capacitors for RF noise and large start up currents should be considered. Have fun! (...) Peter (...) ---...--- Ed (...) (28 years ago, 12-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | building a bot
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| I seem to remember a while ago some person on this group was talking about making a robot from one of those tyco rc cars. Could I just plug the motors straight into the handy board and use the power supply from the inside of the car. Would a motor (...) (28 years ago, 11-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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