Well gunner the l298n are cheap , though a motor can draw higher amounts of current the l298n itself acts as a bottle neck. If anyone wants to use a pricy controller they can but naturally the ez robot l298n is the go to since there are tutorials to set them up. Ive used a pair of l298n to drive 4 motors in a omnibot 2000 chassis and it easily and smoothly transitions motor speed even when loaded with 60 pounds of weights onboard. The beauty of the tutorials is once they have one h bridge working they only need to splice those wires to connect to the the other two h bridges. So in that respect since the ez robot l298n is supported and has tutorials it is probably easier for a begginer than to try to figure out third party unsupported controllers. Make sense?

Illustration .. woops I thought I posted it ill get that tommorow for you.

Hi Gunner,

Out of interest, what controller would you recommend for the Wild Thumper 6WD

The One I listed originally is obviously a complete robotics controller in it's own right and so a bit pointless to try and use that with the EZ-Robot controller

Are there any dumb controllers (rated at 20amps for each side) that you have come across that would interface well with the EZ-Robot controller?

DJ, if the l298n is going to throttle the motors at 2.5 amps, surely that's not going to work terribly well is it?

Thanks

Paul

One option I was considering was to use a pair of cheap 30amp ESCs?

Hi paul - yes if you have a controller on each axle they work great. One of the other members had a video they send me of one running around his house in hardwood floors. It was very peppy. The continous rating is what your looking at when seeing if a controller will do the job. Which for these motors is aprox. 2 amps . Get you three l298n , they are small , cheap , and most important their are tutorial videos here and lots if members who use them. -Josh S

Yes you can use rc speed controllers but what I don't like about them is they make beeping and buzzing noises to indicate they are armed. L298n does not make any of this racket. You are welcome to buy bigger controllers but then it costs more when we have a great cheap solution ready to go. I don't like spending money on things I don't need to get the job done.

Many thanks and sorry for all the questions!

I will give the l298ns a go then

did the drawing ever got posted?

Noob trying to connect the 6 wheel thumper this weekend

Lol I forgot a drawing ill try to post one tommorow when im by a desktop pc.