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I was having fun until.......

Bioloid robot kit from Korean company Robotis; CM5 controller block, AX12 servos..
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I was having fun until.......

Post by sniperscope » Tue May 12, 2009 2:29 am

Post by sniperscope
Tue May 12, 2009 2:29 am

Hello Everyone:
This evening I was having a blast learning Robot Terminal, issuing commands to my boy and having a great time......then it happened. I saved several poses to get ready and show off to my wife. When I used the Play command, my little guy went through his poses and then contorted as if suffering from a heart attach and blew a fuse. My first reaction was "what the frack is this?"

Why would cause my boy to blow a fuse? Can anyone point me in the right direction to find the cause?
Thanks.
Hello Everyone:
This evening I was having a blast learning Robot Terminal, issuing commands to my boy and having a great time......then it happened. I saved several poses to get ready and show off to my wife. When I used the Play command, my little guy went through his poses and then contorted as if suffering from a heart attach and blew a fuse. My first reaction was "what the frack is this?"

Why would cause my boy to blow a fuse? Can anyone point me in the right direction to find the cause?
Thanks.
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Post by StuartL » Thu May 14, 2009 8:45 pm

Post by StuartL
Thu May 14, 2009 8:45 pm

The fuse is only 5A. Each servo draws 1-1.5A in stall, so 4-5 servos stalled (as in jammed in a weird pose) will easily blow the fuse. The question is really "Why did it go into a weird pose?" :)

Check out your code and see if you've made an error...
The fuse is only 5A. Each servo draws 1-1.5A in stall, so 4-5 servos stalled (as in jammed in a weird pose) will easily blow the fuse. The question is really "Why did it go into a weird pose?" :)

Check out your code and see if you've made an error...
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