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this is the smaller one, with shaft angular movement ranging from -90°=>+90°, or in the simplest configuration, 0°=>+90°.
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this is the smaller one, with shaft angular movement ranging from -90° to +90°, or in the simplest configuration, 0°=>+90°.
  
  
 
'''HS-645MG'''
 
'''HS-645MG'''
this is the smaller one, with shaft angular movement ranging from -90°=>+90°, or in the simplest configuration, 0°=>+90°.
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this is the bigger one, with shaft angular movement ranging from (-360°*2.5) to (-360°*2.5), two complete turns and a half per direction.
  
  
Here we describe the procedure adopted assess the continuous torque of these devices.
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Here we describe how we've tried to assess the continuous torque of one of these devices.
  
Hitech gives an indication of the torque on the box of the servos and on their internet site:  we have contacted them and they say that that torque is the stall torque, and the continuous torque is the 80 percent of that value.
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Hitech gives a generic torque specification on the box of their servos and on their internet site:  contacted by us, one of Hitec's service managers has denoted that spec as "stall torque", and told us to assume its 80 percent as continuous torque.
  
Starting from 80% of stall torque, we provide that moment for one of the two servo models, to test and see what happens.
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In order to test our servo, we hatest Before our test we have follo
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Before testing, we have done the following:
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- opened the case of our servo, fitted thermocouple near the circuitry, then closed it back, with the four screws
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- mounted a wench on the shaft, to attach a wire.  Then the wire's end will be used to apply a force, while the wench's arm will turn the force in a moment.
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- prepared some objects (like water filled bottles, wired together) with adjustable weight: the final weight, divided by the length of the winch's arm (19mm in our case) will equal the tested torque.
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Assuming that we can apply a moment using a single force, not a couple of forces equal in modulus (the real torque), we've started our test, using Hitec's designation of continuos torque () as initial guess.
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We've tried to provide that force to the wench of one the two servo models, to see what happens when the servo has to keep the weight still for some time:  the measured temperature has risen from 25° to more than 40° in less than 5 minutes, and we've guessed that actual temperature could be so high as to suggest a lower value of continuous torque.

Revision as of 19:25, 24 January 2011

The E-2? Robot project has adopted two kinds of servomechanisms as a means to drive its mechanical parts.

Here they are:

HS-645MG this is the smaller one, with shaft angular movement ranging from -90° to +90°, or in the simplest configuration, 0°=>+90°.


HS-645MG this is the bigger one, with shaft angular movement ranging from (-360°*2.5) to (-360°*2.5), two complete turns and a half per direction.


Here we describe how we've tried to assess the continuous torque of one of these devices.

Hitech gives a generic torque specification on the box of their servos and on their internet site: contacted by us, one of Hitec's service managers has denoted that spec as "stall torque", and told us to assume its 80 percent as continuous torque.

In order to test our servo, we hatest Before our test we have follo Before testing, we have done the following:

- opened the case of our servo, fitted thermocouple near the circuitry, then closed it back, with the four screws - mounted a wench on the shaft, to attach a wire. Then the wire's end will be used to apply a force, while the wench's arm will turn the force in a moment. - prepared some objects (like water filled bottles, wired together) with adjustable weight: the final weight, divided by the length of the winch's arm (19mm in our case) will equal the tested torque.


Assuming that we can apply a moment using a single force, not a couple of forces equal in modulus (the real torque), we've started our test, using Hitec's designation of continuos torque () as initial guess.

We've tried to provide that force to the wench of one the two servo models, to see what happens when the servo has to keep the weight still for some time: the measured temperature has risen from 25° to more than 40° in less than 5 minutes, and we've guessed that actual temperature could be so high as to suggest a lower value of continuous torque.