I finished the tracks on my wall-e. I configured the Movement Panel to run him.
I hav 2 arm servos(pluged in but not moving) and the 2 track-driving servos.
I pressed forward and it didn't work. the servos weren't making any noise and the tracks weren't moving. I looked in to check that they were plugged in right(they were) and something smelt hot. I accidentally touched the heat sink and was surprised by how hot it was! the battery was wired right and the adapter that plugs in was hot too! The blue LED was pulsing but not all the way off like normal. it was going full brightness, half brightness, full brightness, ect.
Can I get any help?
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What would cause it to get so hot?
What temperature does an ez-b with 4 servos plugged in run at normally?
The heat sinks can be warm but never too hot to touch. Mine run cool most of the time and I have lots plugged in. They only get a little warm when everything is working but never too hot to touch.
Like Dave said, it's probably a short... This could be a short inside a servo too. Unplug it all, connect things 1 at a time, see what happens.
Yes, Rich gives good troubleshooting advice. Hook up one at a time but turn off the power each time you hook another one up.
I will take photos of the setup before I run it again(15 mins or so) so stay on this post.
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try with one servo at a time and watch the temperatue.
edit: sorry, i didn't saw this topic had more pages ;;
I pressed forward and it went backward.
I ticked the use box and it still went backwards. I pressed stop and they kept going but very slow. the left track went slow forwards and the right track went slow backwards. I really want to know whats happening!
What have other people configured the Movement Panel values as?
Movement panel------left track-------Right track
forward========backwards====backwards
left===========forwards=====backwards------turns right
Right=========backwards=====Forwards-------turns right
Backwards======forwards======forwards
if I check the use box it doesn't change.
D13=left track
D14= Right track
hand right in front= 7
I don't use the modified servo panel for my testbot, I used the custom one and set the servos to suit since I had 4 servos. If you struggle with the modified servo panel just use custom and set the scripts to move the servos in the correct directions.