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ARC Seems To Be Disabling Torque

At random times, ARC will just pretty much disable torque on all of my Dynamixels. I don't think it's a issue with power or the Dynamixels themselves, since it'll happen at random times even with a single servo connected. They'll just sort of all lock up and then stop reacting to commands from the EZ-B, but they're still powered and not giving any signs or messages about being overloaded. It appears that the torque is just being switched off from the short amount of detective work I've been doing. The EZ-B also does a low hum at the point of "lockup". It gets worse when the camera is plugged in and even worse when the camera actually running. I've went through the entire power range that Dynamixels work with (9v-12v) and it happens about the same way with all voltages.

I have all of the power coming from a Dynamixel hub to the EZ-B, could that be a problem? I can't seem to figure out why this is happening since I really don't know the actual EZ-B in hardware terms. I'd be glad to give you more info if you need it, however.:D


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#9  

Are you sure you're not using the servo auto release control? Does the EZ-B stay connected?

#10  

Your jack is probably sparking because your plugging it in under load. The electricity is rushing to whatever is being powered.

#11  

The EZ-B stays connected, but when the lockup happens it'll only respond to soundboard commands. I'm using the frame editor and the Auto Position movement commands, so no, i'm not releasing the servos.

#12  

I found and fixed the problem! Something is wrong with the hub i'm using, so the power isn't evenly distributed throughout the ports. I have to hook up the legs and the EZB to the ones giving off the most power and it works fine. Thanks for the help, guys.