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SERVO Article by Our erco!

WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
in Robotics
In the July 2015 edition of SERVO, the Parallax Forums own erco (aka Eric Ostendorff) has an article about... You guessed it! - Servos - to be more specific Analog Servos and topics related. Well worth your time - I always learn something AND wind up buying something - when I read anything erco shares!
Great job Pal!

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  • ercoerco Posts: 20,255
    edited 2015-07-07 15:39
    Thanks for the shoutout, Padre! It's a pretty general article for beginners, probably not much new there for regular Forumistas (oops, do I now say Discussionistas?). Robin (SERVO editor) was interested in the curriculum I'm writing and this part was ready first, so off it went.  I did mention Parallax a few times (and this forum) and showed examples of Stamp and Spin (thanks Duane!) code. You can see ~4 pages about "the unsophisticated brutes of robotics" online a few times (?) at http://servo.texterity.com/servo/201507/?folio=68#pg68 

  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    Yea! Great videos! 
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,255
    edited 2015-07-11 23:57
    Speaking of analog servos, here's a new one. I just got these bizarre servos off Ebay China: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2pcs-NEW-36g-SG5010-Servo-For-trex-align-600-RC-Helicopter-Plane-Boat-Car-E-/261941427261
    Label reads AS3103PG analog servo as pictured, despite the title which reads SG5010. It operates like a regular servo (a bit slow), but there are no mechanical stops. You can spin it continuously by hand when off. Might be a good candidate for the continuous rotation hack, just disconnect or replace the pot.
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    Neat find erco! Love your new signature line!
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,255
    You are just too upbeat & chipper, Whit! Are you loving this new forum or what? :)
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    Yes! I might even celebrate by giving into another "erco best-buy!"
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