Thus spake Jean-Francois Joly (jolyal@CAPITALNET.COM):

> But the PIC can supply enought power to send pulses to the pulse pin?
> And then I can connect the power and ground pin to a battery or something?

Yes, the servo can be run off the same 5V supply you use for the PIC. It needs
4.5V-6V as a rule.

> Can the TS-51 be easly converted so it can fully rotate? (365 degrees)

No standard servo can rotate more than 270 degrees, most are only
set up to rotate a maximum of 180deg, and normally only about 90deg
of this is used. The fundamental limit is that the feedback pot
inside is coupled directly to the output shaft, and the pot has
an carbon element with a maximum range of 270deg.

You can get things called "sail winch" servos that will rotate multiple
times. I don't know if they are directly compatible with standard
servos for control. I assume they drive the feedback pot via a reduction
gear.

Clyde

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