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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: jailsellgren on November 26, 2006, 08:50:21 PM

Title: H-Bridge or Controller IC
Post by: jailsellgren on November 26, 2006, 08:50:21 PM
Hey im going to be powering 2 ml-50's
http://www.robotmarketplace.com/marketplace_motorsmisc.html
would you reccomend an hbridge
http://www.lynxmotion.com/Product.aspx?productID=92&CategoryID=10
or should i buy an motor driver ic or 2 and put them in paralell for more current and run off those

or should i use this
http://www.pololu.com/products/pololu/0101/

thanks,    also , i will be using a 12 v 2000 mah nimh battery


ive read the tutorial on SoR about this but i want your reccomendation for my specific situation
Title: Re: H-Bridge or Controller IC
Post by: JonHylands on November 26, 2006, 09:29:30 PM
The Pololu h-bridge is only one amp per channel. The other is at least rated for 2 amps per channel, but even it isn't really enough -- the motor's stall rating is at 3.3 amps.

Ideally, you'd want a 5 amp per channel h-bridge, but its doubtful that your motors will ever hit stall current running a 2-wheel balancer.

- Jon
Title: Re: H-Bridge or Controller IC
Post by: jailsellgren on November 26, 2006, 11:14:54 PM
so build an hbridge or buy one
if buy one then post a link to a 5a dual channel one
Title: Re: H-Bridge or Controller IC
Post by: JonHylands on November 27, 2006, 06:25:39 AM
Well, this one works, although you would need two of them:

http://www.newmicros.com/cgi-bin/store/order.cgi?form=prod_detail&part=NMIH-0050&id=oC6TbRUA3uvyh6r061tw1quJ0sXqEc2d

- Jon
Title: Re: H-Bridge or Controller IC
Post by: Admin on November 27, 2006, 09:07:34 PM
here is one
http://www.dimensionengineering.com/SyRen20.htm

also, a dual driver
http://www.dimensionengineering.com/Sabertooth2X10.htm