Urgent ..power Proplem...FYP(Hexapod)

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hi everybody in this great forum

i have asked few months ago about SSC-32 and others things related to the hexapod …thats b4 starting the project …

now we have built the hexapod and it looks good after suffering a lot from the order of SSC-32 :unamused: :unamused: .

we use in our project :

  1. 12 x MG-645
  2. 6 xMG-225
  3. Bluetooth
  4. SSC-32
    We use 2x 4.8 v / 2000mA/h battery …the total weight of the hexapod is approximately (2.1) Kg … I know the batteries are not enough to operate 18 servo .On the other hand we use power DC supplier 6V/2A … for each 9 servo …but still the hexapod cant carry itself very well and cant move . Then we applied 6v/4A for each 9 servo but still the hexapod need to drink more current ( i think It is feel thirsty ) .Then we try to move it …but still faced difficulties … it cant even move one step forward without touching the ground (poor guy …need for help )…
    We want to use 6v/6A power supplier or more… but b4 doing that we want to be sure that will not burn SSC32 or the motors …

I want to know the effect on the SSC32 and servos if we increase the current … we don’t want to loss any components coz there are costly and worth a lot of money (nearly 900 $) .Moreover we are 8000 Km far away from USA …so the no chances to make mistakes …

What ur suggestions to solve this issue … we want to use batteries instead of power Supplier
and we cant reduce the weight anymore …
I am waiting ur replays guys …and don’t disappoint me
My Regards
Ahmed .
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Well, you do not have to run the power for the servos thru the ssc-32. You can make your own heavy duty header to supply the + and - to the servos from the power source. The ssc-32 only needs to connect to the servo PWM wires and the common ground.

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Hexapods take 8-10 amps.

The SSC-32 can handle 15 amps per side.

It will work.

Do not worry…

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Thanks Dude :smiley: ,now u give me more motivation to go forward in this project ,

what remaining to us is to make the movments only …

if we done it …we will post a video here about it … :wink: