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How To Flick A Switch

How To Flick A Switch

I have a feeling this is going to be another silly question for the ez-gurus to snigger to them selves at, but i'd like to know if there is a device that can be used as a switch....
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My Battery Setup

My Battery Setup

Hi I'm wanting some advice on my battery setup plan. The idea is to use some 7v lipo batteries that can be recharged without needing to unplug them. I would like to know if it would be a...
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4 Motor H Bridge

4 Motor H Bridge

Hi, I'm Graham in Vancouver. I have been trying to connect a Dagu 4 motor H bridge controller. I'm begining to think I made the wrong choice in buying it. I can't find any information or...
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Help With Joystick!

i dont know how to make it work the joystick in c#.is recognized as a device but dont move servos, im used the example project is in SDK and i change servoport that im using. Help please!
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H-Bridge

ok i have a 4wd robot building base as seen on my account's picture i connected right side motors with together and left side motors with together then iconnected them to h-bridge they worked then i needed to take it appart for some reason when i recconnected them only right side was working why is this how can i fix this this is how i installed...
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Dual 6 Servo Question

we have two 6 servo arms connected to the board on ports D0-D13. We programmed all servo to 0 min and 100 max. when i try to center all 12 motors the two arm suddenly begin to move randomly without my input. I was wondering why this happens and what can i do to fix it? confused
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Detect Different Shapes?

I was wondering if there was a way to detect shapes using the vision tracking in ARC? I would like to be able to locate a colored rectangular border of said proportions and have the camera center itself on the rectangular border. I now that it is possible to center the camera using servos in ARC but can't seem to figure out if there is a way to...
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Robot Platform

my big problem is the platforms i wanted to get a humanoid robot platform but i can't find any humanoid robot platform and i don't have the 3d printer i want help if anyone know a humanoid robot platform please help me in this
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Disgard Incoming Buffer (This Should Never Happen)

I am trying to use my ps3 controller to control my robot. I can get the joystick#1 to move forward/backward and left/right. But when I try to add some buttons everything goes nuts. This what I have set up. Robot dragon.. Joystick#1 up/down controls head up/down. Joystick#1 left/right controls head left/right Then I wanted two buttons to control...
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Running Ezb From Electrical Outlet?.

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...
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Shipping

Hi if I ordered a complete kit how long would it take to get to South Africa?
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What Plug For V4?

What kind of plug is the battery port on the new ez-b?