Branching 9V to a Sumobot
Hello,
On the PCB schematics, I see that there is a LM2936 Voltage regulator. I also notice that the Servos get the unregulated input voltage and the rest of the ciruit the regulated voltage.
what would happen if I connect 9V to the Sumobot?
I suppose that the circuit will still be ok since the spec for the LM2936 allows a max input of 60V. If I only use the 9V for a short period in time, will the servo survive?
I plan to do it by adding another two ·1.5V abbtery to the existing battery pack.
Does anyone has experience with this?
Thx
Post Edited (Caipi) : 4/22/2006 6:44:44 PM GMT
On the PCB schematics, I see that there is a LM2936 Voltage regulator. I also notice that the Servos get the unregulated input voltage and the rest of the ciruit the regulated voltage.
what would happen if I connect 9V to the Sumobot?
I suppose that the circuit will still be ok since the spec for the LM2936 allows a max input of 60V. If I only use the 9V for a short period in time, will the servo survive?
I plan to do it by adding another two ·1.5V abbtery to the existing battery pack.
Does anyone has experience with this?
Thx
Post Edited (Caipi) : 4/22/2006 6:44:44 PM GMT
Comments
Typically, people add ONE 1.5 volt alkaline (or ONE 1.2 volt Ni-Cd or Ni-mH) to get 6 or 7.5 volts. Most servo's can handle the 7.5 volts. 9-volts will probably cause over-heating, sparking, and may blow-out the servo IC.
I will do this only for Sumo Fight, not for Line Following. This should save the servos a litte.