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If the battery cost less than the thing you're powering, then you should probably discard the battery.
If you're stubborn (or very strapped for cash) and the battery didn't catch fire when the original damage happened, then it might perform okay, but I'd say there's a moderate chance of fire, especially at high currents.
Check battery voltage with a ...
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I'm not familiar with that platform. But in general, no, you do not need separate batteries for each motor.
Also in general, if you need 2-7.5V for each motor, then you probably want one honkin' big battery that puts out 7.5V or slightly more. You could use a 12V battery and take care with your drive commands to never give the motors over 7.5V.
Only if ...
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There are a few ways to read your question, but in general what you are suggesting is a bad idea.
The only reason to do it would be in the extreme case where splitting a large battery into several smaller batteries would help you find space for them in a tightly-packed chassis, and even then it might be more trouble than it's worth -- quadrupling the number ...
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The battery capacity specification (eg X mAh) tells you that your battery can run for 1 hour providing X milliamps until it is depleted. This doesn't always scale with time, for example you probably won't run for 1/2 hour if you draw 2*X milliamps, but this is another discussion.
To answer your question, a greater mAh will allow you to use your battery for ...
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You can tell by the voltage. LiPo batteries have a distinct "knee" in their performance, generally around 3.4V-3.6V:
It will be slightly different depending on the exact battery, and how you've arranged them in your battery packs (you need to account for the current load when measuring the voltage) -- so it makes sense to characterize your own battery ...
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I find it's always cleaner to use connectors rather than soldering directly to leads, no matter what component you're trying to attach to your robot. You have to think about things in terms of maintenance. If a battery goes kaput (technical term :D) and you soldered directly to the leads, you'll have to desolder and solder again. If you used a connector, you ...
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Basically for charging LiPo/LiFe, you will need charger with balancer which measure each cell voltage level, as they tend to overheat or get damaged or even burst into a flame when handling carelessly. Lipo/life doesn't like trickle charge as NiMh or NiCd and also you will need constant current output at different voltage levels. But there are smart chargers ...
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There are two main ways to power an Arduino: with 5 volts and with 6.5 to 12. Since your case falls under the 6.5 to 12 option there are two main ways you can get power into an arduino. The barrel jack can be plugged into a 6.5/12v source which works well. I have a habit of chopping the connectors off wall warts then I use the power supplies for other things ...
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Typically, with LiPo batteries, they don't have a hard case. The hazard comes when the battery internals get dented, which causes the battery to short out internally. LiPo batteries can dump enough current when shorted to cause a fire and/or explode when shorted.
The deformation that causes a dent in the battery is generally caused by a high local ...
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I agree with @Greenonline 's recommendation regarding LiPo batteries along with his warnings on battery care. It seems you will need a fairly small battery, considering your current requirements (about a 1000-2000mAh 2S LiPo).
However, you also need to add 2 5V BECs (5V regulators in RC lingo) to power your circuits; The 7.4 or 11.1V provided by the battery ...
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You are approaching the problem from wrong side. Current capability of a battery (25C) has nothing to do with that how much current will it actually source. It is the load (motors in that case) what defines the current, not the battery. You could use 10C, 25C, 50C battery, and the current flowing through the motors would be (approximately) the same, as long ...
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You aren't being specific enough. Some chemistries would possibly allow this but others would not. If the batteries have the same nominal voltage than theoretically they should work fine in parallel with no issues. The problem is when you start discharging them.
See the graph below:
(source: mpoweruk.com)
Batteries with different capacities would ...
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You should check your driver specifications and get the battery accordingly.
The driver specs you need to check:
Voltage Rating
The voltage range that the motor is designed to operate. Within the range you can select a voltage value that suits your needs best.
No Load Current
The current drawn by the motor when its running free with nothing ...
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A linear regulator has a major drawback: it dissipates the power it doesn't deliver. Using the well-known 7805, the output voltage is 5V, your input shall be at least 7V to allow a good regulation (2V dropout voltage), if your load requires 1A, your 7805 dissipates 1A * 2V = 2W. This makes your Linear regulator hot. The best efficiency you may expect from a ...
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Lots of robots safely use LiPo batteries, see almost all multicopter setups. There are plenty of batteries designed for the RC market that are capable of high sustained amperage, along with a plethora of pre-made chargers for LiPo batteries and plenty of options of chips designed to be integrated that do all of the charging logic for you as well. What ...
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In process of selection of components for multirotor, one should start from motor as it is the driving component. Maximum current drawn by your motor is given by manufacture which is 15A. Now your ESC should have maximum current rating more than maximum current rating of motor. This is satisfied in your motor-ESC combination so your selection looks good.
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Total current that can be drawn from a battery depends on discharge capacity (C) and ampere-hour (Ah) rating of a battery. Maximum continuous current that can be drawn from batter can be given as follows
Maximum Current (A) = discharge capacity (C) x ampere-hour(Ah)
For example, in your case if you are using 5000mAh, 25C battery, then you can draw ...
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250mA states the maximum output current to drive the load. So check what the current rating of the 5V regulator is.
Check whether there is a voltage drop before reaching the motor. It might be that the motor is not spinning because of insufficient supply.
Change the adapter you are using. If it is marked 21V, the output from adapter will be around 20.5V to ...
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Roombas move slowly, below a walking pace, right?
If that's so, then you probably want a geared DC motor. I'm guessing that on concrete you can get away with a motor that's 100W or less, particularly if it's geared down a whole bunch. You might want to figure out the highest incline or steepest step that you want to negotiate, figure out what force you ...
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Power Law:
Power = Current x Voltage
The voltage of the batteries plays a huge difference in whether electronics function properly.
Each of them is built to run using a particular voltage - 3.3V, 5V, 6V, 7.2V, 11.1V, 12V, 19V and 24V are some common operating voltages for electronics. Some devices have a voltage regulator that shift input voltages to ...
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The best way to manage power redundancy for autonomous systems is a really interesting topic.
There are two classes of power needed. Flight and processing. Often the power required for flight is much higher than what's needed for processing.
Issue number 1 is that as soon as you introduce redundancy (2 batteries instead of 1) you incur a penalty of extra ...
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Assuming that the motor is in a healthy condition...
Voltage is only one aspect, you have to be sure that you battery can supply the current drawn by your motor.
The maximum current, according to the link you have specified is approx 10 Ampers.
I am not sure how many batteries and in which config you are using, the description I have found is this one. ...
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A fully charged LiPo battery cell should has a voltage of 4.2 V. Assuming that you have three cells in series, that would give 12.6 V. When you apply a big load, this voltage of course, will decrease instantly but if you measured 11.98 V in open-circuit that means the batteries were not fully charged. I guess your batteries were not charged at all.
Here is ...
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Power (Watts, milliWatts, etc.) is given by:
$$
P = IV \\
$$
where $I$ is current in (milli)Amps, $V$ is voltage in Volts, and $P$ is power in (milli)Watts, respectively. Energy (Watt-hours, milliWatt-hours, etc.) is given by:
$$
E = P\Delta t \\
$$
(assuming constant power output), where $E$ is energy in (milli)Watt-hours and $t$ is time in hours. ...
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In short, yes, there are a number of robotics companies catering to just your needs. Specifically which apply to you depends on what type of robot you desire. Naturally cost varies with the complexity and durability. For example if you would be satisfied with a differential drive robot for indoor use then the iRobot Create may suit your needs. If you need ...
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You have to be very careful with those packs as they don't usually have under-voltage protection for themselves. You're pack is likely fine but the charger isn't seeing the minimum voltage required to begin charging and so it won't.
I found myself in nearly the same situation not too long ago and managed to bring the battery back to a visible voltage by ...
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There are a number of off-the-shelf battery monitors that will notify you when the battery voltage has dropped to a critical point. In our lab we use one that emits a loud noise (as an example see the Hobby King Battery Monitor 3S).
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Lithium polymer batteries do have a drop in their voltage as they discharge.
Use a simple zener/opamp circuit (this is a good example of one), or just analogRead from a resistor system parallel to the battery. Determine what your definition of "low battery" is (some experimentation may help, see what values you get for a discharged battery), and set your ...
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If your charger is running at 16V instead of the 21V it's supposed to be operating at, then that is your problem.
Why your charger won't run the motor
Your charger should be fairly underpowered for running the motor. Most batteries strong enough to power motors are not meant to be charged as fast as they can discharge. This can be for several reasons, ...
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It sounds like you're planning to create a 2×2 configuration of individual cells, which is a common configuration:
(source: diytrade.com)
The 6.4V charger is designed for a pair of 3.2V cells in series, so you should be able to add as many parallel stacks of these as you like. They will simply take longer to charge.
At one of my previous jobs, we had a ...
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