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Servo not working

ironhideironhide Posts: 2
edited 2011-10-02 18:53 in General Discussion
Hey there,

on my boe bot (utilizing the board of education) my right servo is not working anymore for some reason. i have replaced the batteries, disconnected and reconnected the servos to there respective slots (12,13). i have also double and triple checked my code. the only reasoning behind it that i can think of is that the connection on the circuit board is not working for some reason.

if anyone knows how to fix this easily please help me out.

cheers.

Comments

  • Mike GreenMike Green Posts: 23,101
    edited 2011-10-02 18:49
    One easy check is to make a copy of your program and change all the pin 12s to 13 and all the 13s to 12, then interchange the servo plugs. If the problem is the wiring on the board or the solder joints on the servo connectors, then the opposite servo (left) should be the one not working. If the right servo still doesn't work, then the problem is in the plug or cable from the servo or the servo itself. This all assumes that you haven't changed anything in the program other than the I/O pin numbers.
  • ironhideironhide Posts: 2
    edited 2011-10-02 18:53
    Ya i already tried switching the servo plugs, it resulted in the opposite effect described. the left servo then did not work which leads me to believe the connection in pin 13 is perhaps faulty?
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