Servo-controller-battery?

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1

hi.

I got my 2 servo motors Hs-5645mg which i would make 6 volts and theyre 9.1mA/idle and 500mA no load operating.and im going to put somewhat of a load on it so it may or may not get higher im not sure.

Now all i need is a battery and a controller.

I was thinking about using the Hs-5645mg
robotshop.com/productinfo.aspx?pc=RB-Hit-60&lang=en-US

with this controller polulu micro maestro 6 channel.
robotshop.com/productinfo.aspx?pc=RB-Pol-101&lang=en-US

and then this battery
robotshop.com/productinfo.aspx?pc=RB-Ten-05&lang=en-US

Would that work fine?

because i know circa how much current the motor uses about 500mah with no load.
however i have no idea how much current the controller can handle.I know how much it uses but not how much it can handle.
and i would want to use this battery. I would prefer this battery i think.

If i get this battery controller and motors.
would the controller handle it ? the whole 2000mah ?

Im just having serious problems finding the right controller.
i plan on using say 6 buttons of which 5 would put the motors in a certain position/movement and the 6th button would be to randomly choose movements from buttons 1-5.

2

and can i just connect it straight ?

i dont need anything in between the battery and the controller?

3

Yes, it should be ok.

The servos consume abut 450mA running current, and a bit more under load - the battery should be able to discharge at 2A continuously, and the board should be able to handle it. If you were to add a third motor, that’s when you might have some issues.

4

The battery you indicated has a standard RC connector, so yes, it’s a direct connection to the + and - servo power pins.

5

RB-Plx-245 does not come with the LiPo batteries. We’d suggest a simple 6V NiMh pack and charger. LiPo batteries can usually discharge (and charge) at a higher current than NiMh.

6

I have a robot I built using the DFRobot 4WD platform and the Romeo controller that I am trying to find a more permanent power solution to then using the 5AA’s. What would be the advantage to using this method with say a charger like RB-Sct-187 versus using RB-Plx-245?

Would the RB-Plx-245 charge faster?