Hi guys,
as per the following link lynxmotion.com/images/html/build170.htm step 5, it says with the VS2=VS1 jumper installed. Remove the VL=VS jumper… i have done this…
i have followed the rest of the steps… and have connected the SSC-32’s VL to the Bot Board II’s VL…
on the following link on lynxmotion.com/images/html/build171.htm, on step 1 it says to Connect the SSC-32 to the serial port and apply power… when i connect the nimh 7v battery, the led doesn’t turn to green… i have ensured the switch is on as well… should i be connecting the 9v battery as well and than it should power on or am i do something wrong?
furthermore when i put the vl=vs jumper back on and the serial port is connected, however there is no battery connected and i touched the switch i felt an electric shock… Did i do something wrong here or was it some sort of static?
Yes, you will need to use a 9V battery to power the logic circuits of the SSC-32 board and the Bot Board II. We recommend separate batteries because the servos can consume a lot of current and make the voltage drop too low for the logic circuits.
However, we also normally recommend using a 6V battery with the Hitec servos. Are you using different servos that are 7.2V compatible?
As for the shock, it is very likely to be just static because the 7.2V from the NiMH and the 9V from the alkaline battery are nowhere close enough to cause an electrical shock. It could be another type of shock, but you would have to be doing something really, really wrong for that to be the case 
so basically remove the vl = vs jumper and connect the 2 batteries and everything should be ok?
That’s right. But are you using a 7.2V battery with the Hitec servos?
yes 7.2 or should i be using 6.0v nimh?
if i use 7.2 will it be a problem?
It will depend on the servos that you are using, but if you are using the HS-645MG servos, we would recommend using a 6V battery such as this one:
In that case, we recommend using the 6V battery because those servos aren’t rated for 7.2V.
