Re: [oopic] Motor Alternate Power Source

On Apr 8, 2008, at 5:13 PM, jon_mark_go wrote:

> I am running 4 servo motors off of the OOPic (two modified for
> continuous rotation for movement, and two normal 180 degree servos). I
> have been running them using 6 AA batteries in a battery pack but for
> some reason the battery pack now heats up and causes the motors to
> smoke. As far as I can tell (unless I'm using my multimeter wrong),
> they're outputting 24V... Can anyone suggest a sufficient power
> source/type & number of batteries for 4 motors?

Uh, your servos are spec'd for an operating voltage of 6V. Some people
push them to 7.2V (6x 1.2V NiMH typically) without any problems. But
if you are putting 24V into your servos I would expect them to get
VERY hot, as in burn up.

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