I have read a couple of topics on here that talk a little about batteries. I noticed that some people use 4,000mah battery inside the body and have been able to fit it inside the hexapod. I have a 10Ahr LiPi that I am using right now from turnigy. I just have it sitting on top on it right now but was wondering what kind of run times people are getting.
For one, I would love to place the batteries inside the hexapod to make everything look better.
Second, I will be adding sensors to create an autonomous robot for a competition and room on top would be great to have.
I am running the phoenix with an arc32 and was thinking that I could get away with using one power supply to run the logic and servos.
ok…So I got the 10Ahr battery inside the body and it fits between the hex spacers perfectly. Not much room for wiring or anything else which I haven’t worked out yet. The 2200 mah battery now has no room but thinking of maybe adding a plate on the bottom to hold it. I did have my ps2 reciever down on the bottom but I think it looks much cooler where it is now. I haven’t ran anything to see how the battery limits the servos but hopefully nothing too bad.
Holy ■■■■ I guess the good news is if your car dies somewhere, you can just boost it with your robot…?
I am using a 3400mah 2s right now. I have a 3400mah 3s that I am planning to use in the future… Both will fit in the chassis WITH an ARC32 (standoffs cut down so the servo plugs basically come right up flush with the top of the chassis) and with the 2s I am getting around half an hour with 5645 servos.
Yeah…Well just encase, I bring my little robot everywhere with me . I got a really good deal on the battery…Free!!! so I thought I would try it out.
Oh wow…I just have 18 645 servos. Do you like the digital ones better or notice any big difference? I ask because the goal soon for the robot will be terrain adaptation and navigation.
How do you like the ARC32 compared to the Botboard II and SSC-32 combo?
Yeah my batts cost 10-20 bucks from Hobbyking but I also use them in my RC cars, RC boats, RC planes and airsoft guns so it’s not too bad.
As for the servos, I find the 5645s freak out less often when the bot is being turned on. Being programmable, you can also set them to stay rigid when they lose signal and stuff like that. In my cars and bigger planes, they are a huge difference. Not as huge with a robot, but noticeable.
ARC32 is nice because it’s just one board. Never owned a BBII so I can’t comment on that, and though I do have an SSC32, I’ve never managed to get it to do anything useful, but that’s just because I’m a terrible programmer.
I guess the good news is if your car dies somewhere, you can just boost it with your robot…?
. I got a really good deal on the battery…Free!!! so I thought I would try it out.