The other problem is that a middleweight has a lack of opponents, and fighting the heavyweights hurts!
The other problem is that a middleweight has a lack of opponents, and fighting the heavyweights hurts!
do any of yous think that the scooter motors would be ok to use for a lighweight bot?
thanx
billy
With the right size of wheel, Yes.
Scooter motors or wheelchair motors will be fine. With wheelchairs you get motor/gearbox/wheel in one package. Lots of wheelchair units are scrapped when they have lots of life left in them. Go to your local mobility store and see whats available or check the ads in Friday Ad. You will need to remove or defeat the brake but thats not hard.
Wheelchair units will give you a slow and underpowered robot but it will be an easy build and easy to drive. You can run 36 volts to the motors to speed it up. Make it very solid with armour over the wheels because although you plan a middleweight, you will find yourself fighting heavies. I have had over 50 fights with my middleweight and only 4 of those were against other middles.
Good luck with your build.
Are you going to Wicksteed Park, John? Or more importantly, is the Sandwich going?
You can change the gearing on wheelchair motors to give more speed.
any middles at all going into the uk champs?
I fancy a go. The repairs to Broadsword are minor and I would like to redo the bits that that the heavies broke last year. Its all a matter to having the time.
it was u2s fault that it broke dont blame me
lol
I cant expect to go into battle and not get a kicking. Fighting heavies as a middle is rather like a one legged man at a bottom kicking contest.
As it turns out, last minute committments have put a halt to plans this year. Im pretty disappointed but time is my enemy yet again. Ive been out of paid employment for almost 3 years now and I have yet to find time for myself. With my youngest now to go all day to school with a place at a local special school, maybe I can sort the robot stuff out.
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