Foamtastic
Canada
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Resolved by DJ Sures!
Sorry if this in the wrong section. I am building an animatronic dragon. It does not move around it just moves parts like neck, eyes, wings and tail. I was wondering if it is possible to run the EZB from an electrical?. One reason I ask is because I am already getting error messages from the EZB saying it needs more power, also I will be taking this dragon to local schools where it will be running all day and I really don't want to have to buy tones of batteries.
Well, to hot to touch seems like way too hot. I have had one ezb heat up under full load but it didn't get so hot I could not touch it without getting burnt. However I did have one heat up to where I could NOT touch it once when I had a short in the wiring to one of the servos. Check all your wiring again and make sure you don't have something connected to the wrong thing. As DJ says you could also be overloading the board but I'd think it would brown out when that would happen.
On my current B9 Robot I'm using several 12vdc, 10 amp AC - DC converters and have plenty of power for a fully loaded board. I use them to power my EZB's and for external power for all my DC motors and a heavy duty servo. I have very little being powered straight from the EZB's. Maybe you should consider feeding your motors from your external power supply and take the load away from EZB. Let EZB do the controlling and the power supply do what it does best. You can get step down voltage regulators to adjust power feeds to the needs of your motors.
@ Familyman , looks like you got some awesome suggestions from the community! That should put you in the right direction. Do you mind marking the thread as answered? Thanks in advance ! - Josh
oops sorry, yeah I should of done that. Consider it done.