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Message #05462
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Bob Shannon bshannon@tiac.net
Date: Thursday, 29 July 1999 9:06
Subject: Re: good news about my competition entry at last...
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>David Perry wrote:
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>> Well, those motors on my caterpillar bot aren't as efficient as i
>> thought. So i tried hooking up a larger battery (6volt lantern
>> battery, yikes!) and off it went. I was really surprised how the motor
>> turned continuously like that. Anyway, with some larger batteries i'll
>> be ready well under 2 weeeks. Any one have any suggestions for
>> batteries? I started by using extra heavy duty ni-cads (2) but that
>> don't seem to be working. David Perry
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>> Battery problems Eh?
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>> Sure, I'll help, but I have a few questions.
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>> How much current does it draw, at 3 volts, and at about 6 volts?
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>> I have some small Ni-MHD cells that are far better than Ni-CAD cells.
>> These might be what you need.
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