Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Agribot V

Agribot V


We've wired the rekam1 board into the agribot and test driven it around the drive way. As you can see, there are just four wires connected to the board: 6V, GND, pin 18 gated GND, and pin 19 gated GND. We ran the two gated grounds through a kill switch for safety. You'll notice the battery is at the opposite side of the bot to counterweight the bucket (which is 90 pounds).

We're running the bot backwards at low speeds since the bucket has a tendency to nick your heels if you're not careful ;) . We've ordered another linear actuator rated for 225 pounds at 12V. We plan to experiment with it at 6V, and if it's not powerful enough, go to a 12V system with a smaller bucket.

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