I would have to recommend a pair of switching transistor circuits, such that reversing polarity causes a reverse direction, similar to how you would use them with say an arduino or similar microcontroller, this I believe might better describe what I'm trying to convey: https://itp.nyu.edu/physcomp/lessons/electronics/transistors-relays-and-controlling-high-current-loads/ On Feb 17, 2016 9:47 AM, "'neroc1' via R/C Tank Combat" < rctankcombat@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> I have bought a couple of cheep toy tanks, just out if curiosity really. > they have a 2.4 G TX that takes 2X AA`s and a small 3.7v lithium in the > tank. Im actually quite impressed with the range/control of the little > fellas. they have a run time of about 20-30 minutes then its a usb > re-charge. they even have a little sound board making tank noises, inc > cannon/ machine gun/ engine. > The only thing that lets these tanks down is the machanical build > quality.the tracks fall off all the time. > What I am wondering is if the electronics could be "up powered" to trigger > 12v relays, I have searched t`interweb for many hours never finding any > clue if a 12v relay can be triggered by a 3.7v source. > Does anybody know of such a relay or solution ? > Much appreciated > > Neil R > > -- > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.