Re: Just some questions... >> 1) What is a good battery to use?  I don't have 8 nicad batteries.. I
use
a
>> R/C car 9.6V battery pack..  is there some specific need for certian
mAh
>> values?

>The recommended battery pack I ordered from DigiKey is rated 9.6V at
>500mA.
>So, Don't over kill the board.  And I think the motor chip L293D can go
>up
>to 700mA (the TI SN754410NE can go up to 1A)  (I think I am right)...
>So,
>watch out...

Oh, you are missunderstands some "electrical" details :)
You can use a battery pack with 9.6V and 2000 mA or more if you like,
because the unit is exactly mA/h.

It means you can get this current over a time of one hour. Or the
half current over 2 hour's.

The current of the motor chip is only limited of the resistor (from 
motor and the cables to the motor). That the reason why you can't use
a "big" motor with the L293. The Motor get's too much current.
(but you can limit the current with a resistor) 

hope it helps :)

PS: Sorry about english, i'am not native speaker ;-) 
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