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Ez B Keeps Dropping Its Connection(Help!)

Hi all! I am working on my Talon One but as soon as i hook up all the servos, the Ez B dies or sometimes loses connections. May i know what could be the problem? I tried testing out the servos one by one and they all work. but just that when i try to hook up all the servos at once, the EZ B drops dead. Could it be drawing too much current for the...
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Insert Blank Problem

Hi DJ, Since I installed the latest version of ARC, it is no longer possible to properly use the insert blank option in voice recognition configuration. That creates some problems since this option is essential in editing commands. Would you please help?
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Can I Place A Modified Servo On The Wall-E Wheels Instead Of Body?

Hello, I see most people attach the modified servos to the wall-e body then attach the "wheels" to the servo" can i attach the modified servo to the wheels and then attach the wheels to the body? have some ideas in mind, and wanted to see if anyone has experimented with this? thanks,
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Omnibot 2000 Finished Bleached Results

Omnibot 2000 Finished Bleached Results

My favorite part is I perfectly maintained logos on the front , very clean looks brand New all the way around. This is the results if salon...
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Multiple Cameras?

Is there a technical reason why ARC can only support a single camera control? I have more than one camera, and I wanted to have different things happen depending on what the camera sees. ie. seeing a specific color or glyph, it would follow. Motion, it would track, but not get too close, and a face would start a whole different set of actions...
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What I Have Been Doing Since I Received My Ez-B Kit!

What I Have Been Doing Since I Received My Ez-B Kit!

Well I was one of the lucky ones hearing about the kit just days before it first went on sale! On Nov. 11th I...
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Wheel Disassembly Wall-E

I can't figure out how to get the wheels apart to mount the servo wheel. Is the shaft press fit? I've tried but can't get them apart... I can feel the gap and mine should be the same as the pic from DJ's tutorial... Help! Also has anyone just mounted the servo wheel on the outside? Seems like I saw pics of one but of course can't find them now!...
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Will This 8Aa Battery Holder Work For The Ezb?

8 aa battery holder Since i got hte eb form a diff. website, it came with no power supply... Sures states to use a 5aa battery holder, will this 8aa work? until i get 7.2 6800mah battery pack thanks guys carlos
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Received Ezb Today!

so happy, never done any thing like this and boom!, im controlling servos and wall-e's coming to life. thanks and im sure ill be on here a lot more, sooooo excited one questions...upgraded software and connected without a problem. gut, my led is red.....in all the videos its blue? and....how do you reboot the ezb? pull the power? when i updated the...
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Mp3 Trigger Question

Can I hook up 2 10 watt speakers to a sparkfun mp3 trigger then to ez-b controller? Or do I need to hook up an amp ? So speaker, amp, mp3 trigger than ez-b controller ?
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Bluetooth + Win7 = Pain In The ....

Hi DJ, I have the same USB dongle as you sell there. I also have a Toshiba Satellite laptop without Bluetooth. Normally we would shove one item into the other, Windows 7 does its thing and Dave is your Uncle we have a working Bluetooth. Sadly though I have never managed to get Bluetooth to work on Win7. It will scan for a device and if it does find...
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Ez-Robot Builder Could Understand Spanish?

Hi! I am from Ecuador and i bought one kit!!! I am waiting!!! but I want to know if EZ-Robot Builder can understand spanish?? because I read in Tutorials that Ez-robot Builder use the speech recognition of Windows.....???? if I have windows 7 in spanish?? what happen??? Thanks From Ecuador!!!!!