for the first time in a long while my sabertooth does seem to be working okay, powering 4 motors fine, but after a few seconds it begins smoking gently, it still works but it is just slightly on fire, should i leave it to do its thing or take some action?
im asuming something is wrong and i have to do something, i just can't figure out what
my robot is working fine but smoking gently
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Re: my robot is working fine but smoking gently
Checked for short circuits?
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Re: my robot is working fine but smoking gently
yes, cant see any
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Re: my robot is working fine but smoking gently
This seems bad. One of my robot runs 4 HP motors at 12V on a sabertooth and it is relatively cool after a good 5 minute drive.
Smoking = very bad, you need the magic smoke to stay in the chips!
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Re: my robot is working fine but smoking gently
well, i smoked it before and it broke, then it started working again a while back so im begining to think it is magic
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