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General Misc => Misc => Topic started by: cooldog on November 28, 2007, 04:11:29 PM

Title: max servo temp
Post by: cooldog on November 28, 2007, 04:11:29 PM

i was wondering what is the lowest temp a servo can maitain withput breaking?

also i was wondering i was looking at this robot.
http://www.themachinelab.com/video.html
( look at the first video)

and i was wondering how does it climb stairs and will this robot do the same
http://www.budgetrobotics.com/shop/?shop=1&cat=51&cart=524986 ;D

Title: Re: max servo temp
Post by: ed1380 on November 28, 2007, 06:00:37 PM

it has good traction.

I doubt that chassis will be abel to climb stairs, since it's so small

Title: Re: max servo temp
Post by: cooldog on November 28, 2007, 06:58:45 PM

what is needed to make it climb stairs

or

is there a better tank

Title: Re: max servo temp
Post by: ed1380 on November 28, 2007, 07:00:46 PM

longer wheelbase, to be able to reach from stair tip to stair tip.

and something to get it over the first rise of the step.

Title: Re: max servo temp
Post by: cooldog on November 28, 2007, 07:15:56 PM

okay can you tell me about the lowest temp those servos will run at. they don't have insloation and i wan't it to run in the winter

Title: Re: max servo temp
Post by: Admin on November 29, 2007, 10:43:25 AM

cooldog, open up the bottom of your servo and have a look at the circuit board. Look at the labels on each of the chips, and google the datasheets. Each datasheet will list the temperature tolerances of each chip.

That will tell you how low/high in temperature the servo can go.

However if humidity gets into the chips, and then the water freezes, the chips could get damaged . . . check the datasheets . . . :-\

I'd guess you will be fine at least to 0 degrees F . . . but I really don't know . . .