need help

peterwaller · Post by **peterwaller** » Sun May 02, 2010 8:18 am

As a firm believer in names that have Ant in them I like that and at least no one can say your robots stinks.

haz · Post by **haz** » Sun May 02, 2010 11:40 am

yeah.

um, where can i find a cheap-ish 40mhz tx,rx, batery, servo thing?

Post by **BeligerAnt** » Sun May 02, 2010 9:25 pm

haz wrote:hi im new to antweights and have bought some servos and a radiolink 2.4ghz transmiter and i wondering what should i do so i don't break anything because im poor and i cant afford much

haz wrote:yeah. um, where can i find a cheap-ish 40mhz tx,rx, batery, servo thing?

If you already have a Radiolink 2.4GHz system, why do you want a 40MHz set? If you want a second set, go for another Radiolink - they're cheaper than the 40MHz sets and you get far less problems with interference from motors etc.

Since the 2.4GHz receivers bind to their respective transmitter you can happily use several sets in close proximity without any problems with interference.

haz · Post by **haz** » Tue May 04, 2010 4:14 pm

im probebly being realy anoying asking for help alot but i have a problem, my sd200 servo sort of exploded and im only using a 4.8v battery what caused the explosion?

Simon Windisch · Post by **Simon Windisch** » Tue May 04, 2010 5:35 pm

What exactly happened to it?

Simon

haz · Post by **haz** » Wed May 05, 2010 3:25 pm

i just powered up the battery and plugged the servo in and it whent bang

Simon Windisch · Post by **Simon Windisch** » Wed May 05, 2010 4:49 pm

You plugged the servo into the battery? You should be plugging it into the receiver. So had it been modified in any way?

Simon

haz · Post by **haz** » Sat May 08, 2010 10:26 am

yeah i meant the reciver, yes the servo was modified (360) but not the rx

peterwaller · Post by **peterwaller** » Sat May 08, 2010 12:59 pm

Normally the only way you get a massive failure on connecting the battery is by connecting it the wrong way round. Normally connecting the servos reversed does not cause damage but connecting the battery to the receiver the wrong way round is likley to blow both the receiver and servos. If this was the first time you tried the servo after modifying it that could also be the problem. I suggest you check to see if you could have connected the battery incorrectly and if not try testing the receiver by running it with an unmodified servo if you have one.

Shakey · Post by **Shakey** » Sat May 08, 2010 1:04 pm

What voltage is the battery?