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Re: 9V batery box (6 AA) - pressed too much
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lugnet.technic
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Thu, 6 Oct 2005 17:16:26 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Chris Magno wrote:
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> At the last robot contest, I discovered that if I press down on either
> side of the battery box red switch, the power stops.
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> It is hard to put into words.
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> If you hook up a motor to this battery box:
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> http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/2847c01
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> and press the red button, the motor spins.
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> if you continue to apply pressure to that switch, the motor stops.
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> I've seen this now on 2 of my battery boxes. Anyone else have this
> problem, and know why?
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> I have taken apart one box, and I just cant see why this effect occurs.
> All that happens is that the button presss a bit of sprung steel into
> a common bar. I dont understand why additional pressure stops it.
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> Thanks
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> Chris
Hi Chris,
If you just leave the motor on without pressing the red button does it also
stop?
The battery boxes have a built in current limiter that will stop current flow
if you are drawing too much power. Could that be the problem?
Kev
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| (...) no, this problem is more sinister, in my experiments, I only had one unloaded motor directly connected to the battery box. I do not feel using this simple set up, i overloaded the limiter. And to answer your first question YES, under normal (...) (19 years ago, 6-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| At the last robot contest, I discovered that if I press down on either side of the battery box red switch, the power stops. It is hard to put into words. If you hook up a motor to this battery box: (URL) press the red button, the motor spins. if (...) (19 years ago, 6-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic)
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