how to plug battery into Axon? # of servos?

[hardmouse]

I don't quite understand your question, but you can control digital servos exactly how you control an analog servo . . .

No one can answer my question here. AXON support 18 servos? How to wire up the batteries? If not, forget it. Not going to use AXON...

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How to wire up the batteries?

step 2:
http://societyofrobots.com/axon/axon_getting_started_hardware.shtml
http://societyofrobots.com/axon2/axon2_setup2.shtml

[hardmouse]

How to wire up the batteries?

step 2:
http://societyofrobots.com/axon/axon_getting_started_hardware.shtml
http://societyofrobots.com/axon2/axon2_setup2.shtml

So, one battery could handle all 18 servos? That will be pretty cool if AXON could manage such voltage. If not I might use second battery for servos. Is it possible to do?

Thanks for the help!

[rbtying]

The voltage is the same... You're wiring the servos in parallel - all your battery needs to do is to be able to handle the current draw.

[hardmouse]

The voltage is the same... You're wiring the servos in parallel - all your battery needs to do is to be able to handle the current draw.

Any suggestions for what type of battery if I am using 18 servos?

[Admin]

Any suggestions for what type of battery if I am using 18 servos?

What kind of servos?

For example, lets say you have 6V servos that use about 0.5A. That means your battery needs to output 6V at 9A (18x0.5 = 9).

You can also use two smaller/weaker batteries in parallel on the Axon for 2x the current.

[hardmouse]

Any suggestions for what type of battery if I am using 18 servos?

What kind of servos?

For example, lets say you have 6V servos that use about 0.5A. That means your battery needs to output 6V at 9A (18x0.5 = 9).

You can also use two smaller/weaker batteries in parallel on the Axon for 2x the current.

Great~ Good to know and thank you.
I have digital HS-5645MG and 645MG servos. So, I have two 7.4V li-po 2800mAh batteries in parallel and that should do the work right?

[rbtying]

You will want to regulate the 7.4v LiPo voltage to a more reasonable five or six volts - a switching regulator (RC BECs work well) would be fine.  Servos tend to not like getting extra voltage - you might burn something out, and these aren't cheap $10.00 servos either.  Other than that, it'll be good.

[hardmouse]

You will want to regulate the 7.4v LiPo voltage to a more reasonable five or six volts - a switching regulator (RC BECs work well) would be fine.  Servos tend to not like getting extra voltage - you might burn something out, and these aren't cheap $10.00 servos either.  Other than that, it'll be good.

Yap, I do have a switch regulator to reduce volt down to 6V. I have burned 3 servos to learn that while ago.