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ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2001-03-04 00:15 in General Discussion
Has anyone thought of using the small CPU cooling fans as a motor source
for small robots?

Mike

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2001-03-03 23:34
    Yep.. I use a pentium heat sink with fan on my l298n motor driver
    chip on my sumo robot.. It works REALLY good.. WIthout it the chip
    will burn out. With it, the chip barely even warms up.

    cyz

    ~Roger~
    TenFour
    http://korus.cjb.net


    --- In basicstamps@y..., Mike Eggleston <mikee@m...> wrote:
    > Has anyone thought of using the small CPU cooling fans as a motor
    source
    > for small robots?
    >
    > Mike
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2001-03-03 23:37
    Wrong meaning.
    Use the motor to run wheels, tracks, etc.

    korus@i... wrote:

    > Yep.. I use a pentium heat sink with fan on my l298n motor driver
    > chip on my sumo robot.. It works REALLY good.. WIthout it the chip
    > will burn out. With it, the chip barely even warms up.
    >
    > cyz
    >
    > ~Roger~
    > TenFour
    > http://korus.cjb.net
    >
    > --- In basicstamps@y..., Mike Eggleston <mikee@m...> wrote:
    > > Has anyone thought of using the small CPU cooling fans as a motor
    > source
    > > for small robots?
    > >
    > > Mike
    >
    >
    >
    > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2001-03-04 00:15
    No torque. Doubt they would drive anything too heavy.
    Original Message

    > Has anyone thought of using the small CPU cooling fans as a motor source
    > for small robots?
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