Robot Building Questions

Motor Stall

I am running a gear motor on my robot's sholder. It is 6 to 24 volts (I am running about 11 to 12 volts) and draws 90 to 150 mA. I accidentally ran it past a stop and stripped the gears when it stalled. Can I prevent this from happening again with a fuse? If so what amperage should the fuse be?

Do You Guys A Approve?

3 servos, for arms and neck 2 micro servos for head and eye tilting servos for wheels ir sensor do you think these are good options for my wall-e.....since im not buying the kit from Mr. sures i wanted to make sure all the parts im buying will be compatible not only with the ezb but will be sufficient for the wall-e project. im not sure if the...

How To Modify The Wall-E Robot Wheels

Hi, I like the video of "real wall-e" very much, and very interested in make one. I'v bought the u-command wall-e (it's pretty expensive). And have taken apart it. I found the the wall-e only have one DC Motor connected with its left wheel, and right wheel is driven by left wheel through a special group of gears, which make right wheel...

7.2V Li-On Smart Charger Deal!!

9.95$ plus shipping which it will calculate for you!! 7.2v perfect for use with the EZ-B!! Smart Charger

Arduino Adapter

Hey DJ, Any news on the ez-b arduino shield adapter? i didn't get one with my EZ-B

Source For Blown Fuse?

I'm going nuts. I've blown a bunch of fuses over the past few days and can't figure out what the cause of the problem is. My robot works for about 5 minutes and then just suddenly conks out. Wouldn't a short circuit blow the fuse almost immediately? Anyone have any tips on how to find the problem?

Question For DJ About New H Bridge

Hi there, so i have managed to get a BV4113 H Bridge, i have installed latest firware and connected as per your diagram on the tutorials page, i have a pretty significant issue however, i have opened up a new project and i only have the BV4113 movement panel active, i connect to the bot fine but the issue is that if i now press one of the movement...

Using Scripts

Hi guys, so i have a quick question regarding scripting, basically im trying to make some kind of maping code with ARC, for some reason the sonar scan module doesnt work to well with my robot but thats another story, what i wanna know is 1 - can i jump to another script from within a running script and then back again , ie if i made a simple script...

Hello Everyone!

I got my first EZboard a few months back and just bought the new kit. Wanted to introduce myself to the group as I am sure I will need help and of course I hope to give help. I am from the united states and have loved robots for as long as i can remember. I have built some small kits but nothing that you could really program. I got involved with a...