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Servo Current Draw

Patrick D

Patrick D Posts: 62

2008-01-17 15:26 edited 2008-01-17 16:12 in Robotics

I purchased 4 of the continuous rotation servos from Parallax. How much current do they draw at 5V?

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allanlane5 Posts: 3,815

2008-01-17 16:12 edited 2008-01-17 16:12

They can draw quite a lot -- 100 mA each 'free running', and I believe up to 500 mA if 'stalled' by heavy rolling resistance.

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