How much resistance would that require? Also, doesn't the negative terminal have to be connected to 6 volts? In other words, the receiver would send out 6VDC but only get 1.5VDC back. Would that damage the circuit?
—Mike M Message sent by way of mobile device On Sep 12, 2009, at 6:22 PM, Gregory Pwneror <[email protected]> wrote: > You could put a resistor in front of only the motors, that might work. > > -Gregory > > On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 9:59 AM, Mike Måne <[email protected]> wr > ote: > > I am currently working on a small, very simple RC project of a small > tank. The body of the tank uses two 9VDC motors and I have the > skid-steering controller for it. However, for the turret, I decided to > go very simple and use a couple motors I had. One is a Tamiya "HE" > wormgear motor and the other is the steering switcher (very technical > term) from an RC truck. The problem is that the RX device I have > (forward/reverse, left/right) uses 6VDC which causes the Tamiya motor > to spin quickly--taking a while to decelerate, making aim > impossible--and the steering motor, which was to be the elevator, > switches back and forth rapidly. I discovered that both motors work > perfectly on 1.5VDC. The wormgear motor still maintains much of its > torque and both motors work at just the right speed. The only problem > is that the 27MHz RX device I have is 6VDC. Is there any > regulator/resistant circuit that can be used to reduce the 6VDC to > 1.5VDC without harming the RX device? (I have been unable to find RC > toys with this low voltage) > > --Mike Måne > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
