Matt Brailsford

Thanks Magpie, I'll go fire up excel =) Need to look into the step downs as not to sure where i'd need them, or how i'd do it. Thanks again for your help in this and other posts. Matt

Hi Mario, Thanks for your reply, I really appreciate your help. I wasn't aware of the errors on a DMM, so knowing that now, makes a lot of sence. Thanks again Matt

Thanks guys. You've given me some great feedback, and I'm now confident I should be able to move forward with the project safely. Many thanks Matt

Hi Keith, Thanks for your reply. So it was more about the ampage the motor was drawing exceeded the supported peak ampage of the chip that fried it. I now see the error of my ways =) One further question then. Moving forward with my project, what would be the best option to get this to work? as I guess the motors are always going to draw that ampage at peak. Would it still peak out if I gradually lowered the motor speed and then gradually increased it in the other direction? Or would I just be best doing the thing of piggybacking 2 L293D chips to increase the peak on the motor shield to 2.4a? Or is there something else I can do to protect the chip? Many thanks Matt

Thanks for the recommendations guys. I have put an order in for the Adafruit shield, though would still love to hear peoples suggestions for a wifi shield I'll be able to use in combination (I only have a netduino, not plus) Cheers Matt