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Is There A Safe Way To Clean Corrosion From My Ezb?

Is There A Safe Way To Clean Corrosion From My Ezb?

Hi guys just checking the saltwater controller for maintenance. Its been a few months and apparently the cooling fan...
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Ez-Robot.Com Back On-Line.

Ez-Robot.Com Back On-Line.

I'm going to check for a software update and explore the site some. So exited! No software yet. Its only 10:30 Mountain Time so I guess it's a little early for the 5pm...
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Servo Sliders

Hello, I am having a very frustrating problem with the Horizontal and Vertical Sliders in ARC. I think the GUI update for the Servo control is a bad update, and the sliders that use to be there are much better. What is happening is when I click and drag to change the servo position value, when I let go the number in the box jumps to another number....
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How Connect H Bridge (Big)

How Connect H Bridge (Big)

Hi, I would like to use 2 motors windscreen wiper. Amp of these motors is important, i bouhgt this H bridge : H bridge BTS7960B My questions are : - how to connect this...
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Connecting A 2.4Ghz Rs232 Transmitter To The Ez-B ?

Hello EZ-robot guys! Is it possible to connect this 2.4Ghz RS232 DSM2 transmitter to the EZ-B board ? : https://www.micronradiocontrol.co.uk/docs/dt/dt-tx1-k1-1.pdf And via these 2 transmitting modules, control one of these 2.4Ghz DSM2 receiver/servo controllers: https://www.micronradiocontrol.co.uk/rx_dsm2.html#dsm2rx-orng4 All this, is for 2...
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Motor Controller Bv4113

Hi I've been looking around for a while now with no success. Does anyone know where to buy the BV4113 motor controller from. New, not ebay.
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Laptop

hey, i am planning to buy a new laptop becuase i dont like mac that much, any suggestion confused
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Started On My Mevinator Project

Started On My Mevinator Project

IT will have a omnibot 5402 frame and optimus prime head ,will post more photos in a few days.
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Stoked

i just ordered the ezb kit i cant wait for this thing to get here. now lets just hope the pieces for the humanoid robot are available soon let the revolution begin
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Arduino Joystick

www.elechouse.com/elechouse/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=&products_id=313 Would this be configureable to the ez-b? just a question, have no intentions of buying.
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Analog Motor Speed With Joystick ?

Hello,   I do not know if the subject has already been treated. I buy a 2X5 sabertooth I configure like this: https://synthiam.com/Tutorials/Help.aspx?id=173 I control my motors with a joystick gamepad with the joystick panel, it works. The problem is that it is all or nothing: the motors run in full speed or not run. I will wish that I push the...
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Ez-B Failure Solution Found

It appears that mischarged batteries were playing with the ez-b. 4 batteries were almost fully discharged while 2 others were 3 quarters full. this caused some sort of ez-b burn out that make servos go berserk. So anyone who suffers from this sort of problem, its your batteries. double check when using the battery pack that comes with the ez-b.