Re: [mowbot] Basic platform
Dave Everett (deverett nospam at idx.com.au)
Fri, 15 May 1998 12:14:10 +1000
At 10:23 AM 14-05-98 -0500, you wrote:
>
>The 20 amp
>hour batery last about 15 miutes between charges before the voltage effect
>the timer chip's duty cycle to the point that it just turns in erratic
>circles. The high power requirment is a must to climb the hills I have here
>and to cut grass at the same time. I tried smaller drive motors and found
>them to be too small to get the job done.
You might get longer running times by running the electronics at 5v via a
regulator.
That way the timing will be consistent.
What is the battery voltage when it starts behaving erratically?
Dave Everett
Mowbot Project Website
http://www.idx.com.au/~deverett/mowbot/index.htm