I'm making my first wheeled robot using the ez robot v4. I recently connected an h-bridge to my ezb v4 without a problem. The directions were clear and concise. Operating the motors through the ARC was easy.
My question is this, why does it appear that the motors are running slower than they can? It's a fairly slow rotation. As a test of the set up, I''m running the FingerTech "Gold Spark" 16mm Gearmotors.
Here are the motor specs: Operating Voltage: 3V - 18.5V (>10V decreases motor life) Nominal Voltage: 6Vdc No Load RPM: 11530rpm No Load Current: 0.09A Stall Current: 1.3A Stall Torque: 0.0461kg-cm (0.64oz-in) Kt: 0.0352kg-cm/A (0.49oz-in/A) Kv: 1573rpm/V Peak Efficiency: 52% RPM @ Peak Eff: 9100 Current @ Peak Eff: 0.34A
As a check, i connected a 9v DC 25 motor (I dont have amp info) and it's speed was similar to the more nimble gold spark motor.
Is there something I'm missing (no doubt)? Is there a different way to set-up the hbridge to increase the motors speed?
Thanks for your help.
Scott
Your answer is right there. Remove the jumper to take the 5v regulator out of the circuit. In your picture, the jumper is on the left, next to the green motor connector block.
Alan
JD - there is a noticeable speed difference b/t a direct connect to the battery and the HB. It's a 185 rpm motor. Connected to the battery directly I'm getting approximately - 180 +/- RPM. Connected through the Hb I'm getting 120 +/- rpm.
PTP - Jumpers = Check! Power = 6 x AA (Alkaline batteries) with an output of 8.7v. It's powered through ezb v4.
Thetechguru - I removed the jumper and there was no descernable difference. The motor was operating at around 120 rpm.
I think, based on the discussion on this thread, I'm going to buy another, different hbridge and give that a try for comparison. For now, this hbridge will work ok to get the my robot moving.
Thanks again for your help!
Happy New Year!
Of course we recommend using the ezrobot hbridge, bexause it always works