I am assembling a robot that needs power for the following components:
- VIA EPIA MII10000 Mini-ITX motherboard that requires +/-12vdc, +/-5vdc, and +3.3vdc (in total 5-10W I guess)
- OOBOT40 PIC controller formatting linkthat needs 8-15vdc
- Futaba S148 4xServos need 4.8-6v
(1) I think to use 12V battery with 70W dc/dc power converter (
Questions:
-What battery would you recommend? Power, size, model?
-How to feed servos from 12v? Do I need any converter? What would you recommend?
-Does it make sense to have a separate 6v battery for servos?
-Is any other solution (another voltage from battery, etc) to provide power to the components?
Thanks. Ek