Here is the situation, I build the bot yesterday and try it out for 5-10 mins. It then power down. My initial reaction is the battery requires recharge.
After recharging the battery and plug it back in, the bot now won’t boot up.
I apply power to ssc-32, the l.e.d won’t light up.
I unhook bot board ii from ssc-32, and apply power to bot board ii. This board seems to be working fine (l.e.d light up, and making the usual sound).
Yes, I am using one battery for everything. (edit: using option/image 1)
The controller is set up in a way that when it boots up, it will align all the legs. And it was working just fine before something went terrible wrong.
Right now, I am unplugging/disconnecting everything to see if I can power up the ssc-32 board.
Am I still under warranty for the board? Or do I need to buy a new one?
this i know were the problem might be:
To connect the Bot Board II to the SSC-32, you will need to modify a 6" servo extender cable.
have you done this correctly?
Remove the TX and RX jumpers from the lower-right corner of the SSC-32, and plug the unmodified end of the cable in. Yellow on TX, red on RX, and black on ground.
Plug in some extra lengths of 18-24awg wires to VL on the SSC-32, with the 9vdc battery clip. These will be used to run power to the Bot Board II.
Plug the modified end of the servo The yellow and black part goes on pin 10 with the black wire toward the outside of the Bot Board II. Plug the red wire in on Pin 11, on the header pin nearest the center of the Bot Board II.
strange, this should work fine.
what charger are you using and how long are you charging them for?
im running the same for my quadruped and i only get about 10min.
im now running the SSC and ABB from two 9v’s and the servos from the 6v 2800mAh. thinking of changing to lipo’s
well in test mode you would expect longer “playing times” but im in the same boat my friend. i only get about 10 mins. makes the overnight charging seem pointless doesnt it.
have you thought of using a 6v wall pack for testing?
The TeRK project has a simple recipe that I keep meaning to adapt. The only problem is that I have not been able to find a wall wart that can output 8A. If you know where to get one please point me in the right direction.
