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Omnibot Arm Servos

Hi DJ, what is the torque of the servos you used for arm movement on your Omnibot Project? I am starting to modify my bot and was wondering how strong I needed to make those. I have some that are 208oz/inch. Are those sufficient?


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#1  

You know i'm not even sure. They aren't great servos that i have for the arms. And they really don't work at all haha. I had to order replacement servos that are way stronger. I forget what those torque numbers are also.

I can tell you that you'll most likely need to provide alternate power to the servos (i.e. direct 6 volts) rather than the Voltage regulator on the ez-b. The ez-b VR will do quite a bit of amps but the voltage is limitted to 5. And most strong torque servos like 6-6.5v

#2  

I was planning on a separate power supply because I am going to be using 8 servos for the arms. Each shoulder, elbow, wrist, and claw.

#3  

So are the heavy duty servos you offer in your kit the same as in your omnibot? Because those are the ones I was planning on using.

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Perfect! I like that end part.. And CLAW!

My omnibot is powered by a lead acid battery. It's the kind they use for alarms. Black and square. Kinda heavy, but powerful at 6v 4 amps. It's about 2 inches wide, 4 inches long and 4 inches high. I got it from a local battery supply shop we have. It was cheap too... I think $20

Just becareful and don't overcharge it... That acid is messy and dangerous stuff