This one looks interesting too: http://www.robotpower.com/products/MegaMoto_info.html
On May 6, 1:00 pm, Steve Tyng <[email protected]> wrote: > Homebrewing your own high amp controller is fraught with frustration, > anger, and anguish. In the end you will end up buying a commercial > product anyway. If you do go the homebrew route, at least use > integrated bridge chips made for automotive applications instead of > the discrete route. The chip sets have nice features like current/ > temp sensing and limiting. > > Infineon and Motorala make some nice half and full bridge chips. One > example is the Infineon BTS7960B or similar. > > Here's a simple h-bridge using the BTS7960B that can be easily driven > by a microcontroller. > > -http://www.robotpower.com/products/simple-h_info.html > > Steve Tyng > > On May 5, 7:59 pm, Loren <[email protected]> wrote:> Both, really. The > Mosfets are like $5 each, I'd need the higher > > wattage diodes for the back emf protection, and probably a doodad or > > two on the logic side to take pwm from the Arduino. I'm thinking > > scratch will cost me less in materials, and since I'm planning on > > doing the rest of the electronics more or less from scratch too for > > learning, the time spent will be less of an issue. I'll let you guys > > know just how much money I save/don't save doing it. > > > On May 4, 9:47 pm, Micah Leibowitz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > If you are starting this project with the intent to save money.... > > > > > > or are you starting this project to learn new things? -- 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
