Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #04386
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: James Taylor edgar_the_hate_bug1@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 23:02:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: SERVO troubles
Man your the first person I have ever seen with an
E-mail accent :)
Anyway onto your troubles. I would open up the servo
and see if you have any stipped gears, or something
else is blocking the gears. If you still don't see
whats wrong, maby you did burn out the motor. How
many volts you pump through it? I have only ever
burned out a motor on 20 some volts (brushes fused to
the comm. not a good thing). Normally servos motors
can handle up to 10 volts without getting to hot.
Hope you find out whats wrong
--- SG wrote:
> ok, would i offend anyone if i just came out and
> said that i found servos
> down right ugly? Especially when compared to the
> walkers using those lens
> motor jobs, i just don't think the servo "looks"
> right, but anyways...
>
> got the servo modified and even got so far today as
> to hook an H-Bridge
> circut (THANKS IAN!) up to test and it werked really
> good, took circut off
> to "PLASTI-DIP" the thing (circut .. not the servo)
> so there would be no
> shorts...
> later noticed resitance when i turn the shaft on
> this particular servo was
> really really strong, i hooked it up again and it
> didn't werk.. tested
> the h-bridge on my other servo.. it werked fine...
> whys the durn thang busted? thats $10 ya know! did
> i set the thing down
> too close to my Soldering iron?
> shaft WILL turn,(by hand) but it is way to strong.
> I know that someone's web page says "even the best
> of us burn out a motor
> once in a while" but how'd i do it with it just
> sittin there... pretty
> sure circut didn't fry it cause it werked ok on
> other motor.
> next question... are burned out servos any use?
> pull motor out and slap a
> pager motor in there? I dunno.
> just a 1/12 hr drive to the nearest servo buying
> place. thats why i'm griped.
> -Sparky
>
>
===
Everything I say can mean one of two things...If something I say makes you mad....I meant it the other way.
James Taylor
URL: http://fly.to/springmeadows
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