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Hi all,
I'm looking to also make my own SpotMicro and am currently putting together a BoM.
The cost difference between the MG996R and the CLS6336HV is large (~£5 Vs £25 each). I'm happy to commit to the more powerful CLS's if it's already known the MG996R's just aren't powerful enough, but I was wondering if anyone has found anything in the middle ground pricing between these that could work?
Cheers
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I use Wishiot DS3218. They are 20kg and cost 15 Euros. I have not tried them in the robot yet, so I can't tell you if they have enough power. They do have an aluminium body, which should help greatly with heat dissipation.
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Hi all,
I builded my spotmicro with RDS3135 Servos (35kg-cm@7.4v) for around 17€. I hope test this soon
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08-23-2019, 10:28 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-23-2019, 11:00 AM by Optic.)
So annoyingly it seems the mounting screws that come with the TowerPro MG996R's are too small for the holes in the 3d printed parts (I've printed yours Brad), they are too narrow and get no purchase on the sides at-all. Looking at the models in Fusion 360, the holes look to be 3.2mm diameter and the screws included with the servo are 1.9ish.
I'll have to rummage around and try and find something bigger.
I'm also having issues getting the nuts in to attach the two shoulder pieces, the holes here seem too small to fit an M3 nut, so I may need to modify and re-print these.
On that note, has anyone thought of modifying the mounting of the servos so they don't use self-tapping screws into the plastic which is kind of short sighted. Having captive nuts and machine screws if possible would be much better imho.