L293D help (motors not running at same speed)

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utilityhacker

Joined May 1, 2014
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So i'm using the l293D motor driver. The problem i'm facing here
is when I connect the 9v battery to the whole circuit one of the
motor spins slow and the other spins slight faster.
Actually i want to make a robot and I'm using this circuit as a part of it.
I changed the 9v battery with a new one but nothing happened.
The motors are of 3v each.
Pls help guys.
 

Kermit2

Joined Feb 5, 2010
4,162
without a schematic of your circuit, helping will be mostly guess work.

some troubleshooting checks to get you started. Motor or Driver? swap out your two motors and find out if the problem moves with the motor or is related to a driver output side.
 

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utilityhacker

Joined May 1, 2014
48
without a schematic of your circuit, helping will be mostly guess work.

some troubleshooting checks to get you started. Motor or Driver? swap out your two motors and find out if the problem moves with the motor or is related to a driver output side.
I interchanged the motor and the output pins but no luck
I also tried another L293D but nothing happened
(I attached a fritzing image file)
 

ISB123

Joined May 21, 2014
1,236
Do you have proper schematics those fritzing renders are not exactly easy to read.

Measure the voltage on motor power lines and report back.(If you can measure it).
 
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crutschow

Joined Mar 14, 2008
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I interchanged the motor and the output pins but no luck
I also tried another L293D but nothing happened
What do you mean "no luck" and "nothing happened"?
Did the problem follow the motor when you changed things or not?

A 9V battery will not operate a two motors for very long. For a 3V motor you could use a couple of AA or larger cells.
 

ISB123

Joined May 21, 2014
1,236
Something is dropping the voltage,get a 9V adapter and use that.Battery will drain too fast.

Wire it like this:
 

ISB123

Joined May 21, 2014
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The 2x2 GND pins in the middle of chip are used as heatsink connection to the PCB.So you should have something better then wires connected to them.
 
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