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Unread 05-02-2004, 23:11
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Re: Why MUST the 7.2v battery be attached to operate servos on the RC?

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Originally Posted by KevinB
No, that's incorrect. I have been driving our robot all week with no backup battery and it works fine. Servos won't move unless the backup battery is connected, but Victors and Spikes do work.
Umm, please go back and have a look at the entire message. You'll see that I was replying to KenWittlief's statement: "are you saying a Hitech servo will not work on the RC unless you have both the 12V and 7.2V batteries connected?". In this context, I am not incorrect.

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