According to the data sheet of the SSC32, the following current thresholds are recommended by the manufacturer.
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]VS peak current = max 15 amps per side/:m]
]VS steady current = max 3-5 amps per side recommended/:m][/highlight][/font]
For the A-pod, their is a total of 25 servo motors. The recommended ones are Hitech HS-645MG servo motors. According to the datasheet found here, the running current at 6.0V operation is 450 mA or 0.45A. Assuming that one side will have 13 servo motors (the other side would have 12), 13 x 0.45A will be 5.85A.
However, it is say to assume that the A-pod isn’t always going to be using 12-13 motors per side actively.
I was wondering if anyone has had experience with the recommended steady current range. I think once I finish a lot of other stuff on the A-pod, I want to monitor how much current on average the robot is drawing on each side. Also, I am assuming that fully loading the SSC32 (16 on each side) with middle range hobby RC servos (such as the HS-645MG) might not be the best idea.