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Old 07-31-2017, 09:48 PM
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Default Re: Power transfer to Rotating base? (Electric)

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Originally Posted by frizzen View Post
Sliprings generally like to have a nice coating of dielectric grease to help cut down on arcing.
Not sure if i can open up those chinese rings to lube them but i got some dielectric grease on hand.
Heck, i might try and pump it inside through the seals with my grease gun needle

I also thought of using some capacitors on either side of the ring but wonder if it would just create a bigger spark ??

In fact, the rings are rated for 2 amps per wire and i only need to power 2 tactic tsx45 servos

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There seem to be 2 ways to get power through the turntable: run a slip ring if the motors aren't going to overload it. Or seperate systems with an rx above in the house, and an rx below in the crawler.
Yeah, on a roughly 1:20 scale plastic excavator, getting a full set of battery/bec/receiver down there seems pretty optimistic
I could probably get it done though, with a small ~800mah 2s Lipo, 8-10amp BEC and micro receiver.
Now the question is, can i control 2 receivers at the same time with my taranis
Can't sleep until i find out now, thanks alot !!
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