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Re: building a bot
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Tue, 12 Nov 1996 15:15:52 GMT
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ED Spike <{SPIKE@EESTAFF.watstar.}nospam{uwaterloo.ca}>
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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!
On Tue, 12 Nov 1996, Barry Brouillette wrote:
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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| 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 (...) (28 years ago, 12-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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