DC Motor

Will the sequencer control a DC motor? I’d like to use an existing one as part of a (mostly) servo driven arm design. This is not critical but would save a lot of time and $$$ if possible. Thanks.

Never mind. I’ve found my answer. Bummer. Being new to servos, I was hoping PWM was the same for servos and DC motors. Now I’ve got to find a sevro that does 360 and has a LOT of torque.

You may want to look at the Hitec HS-785HB Sail Winch Servo.

Thanks zoomkat. In fact, I just bought one of these for a different application on the same robot. I’m not sure these will be strong enough to be able to move the arm acturator mechanisim but I’ll test and post results. The winch servo is still in the box. Just not enough robot time in my life. :frowning:

It seems to be a recurring situation where actuators are needed that are stronger than what normal servos can supply. I’ve seen references on the net where people attempt to develop their own large servos. It might be of interest for interested persons to explore possibe ways to control larger drive setups using current servo approaches. As I don’t have a current need nor a ssc-32 for testing, I can’t validate any of my ideas on the subject, but I think it might be more simple than some might think.