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hi, im building my first robot and so far i have almost completed the chassie and it weights about 23kgs, is this too heavy? im gonna enter in as heavyweight upto 100kgs, im gonna use 4 go kart tyres and 2 24v scooter motors and for a weapon im gonna use some kinda flipper, but i want it very powerfull, so just wanna know if ive gone over the top with the chassie by makin it 2 strong and heavy?
thanks
Just my 2 cents.
24V scooters and 4 kart tyres are fairly large and heavy.
Large means a lot of armor to protect everything. Armor does weight a lot.
And a very powerfull flipper.... Any idea how powerfull very powerfull is?
A very powerfull flipper uses a lot op power. Most flippers use CO2.
But if youre very creative, a lot of batteriepower.
In all cases, heavy options.
got pics of the chassis??
was thinking of using very thick perspex for armour? would this be ok or do you have any other suggestions, i will post some pics of the chassie tomorrow.
oh and the flipper i was thinking of somethin like a pneumatic ram, somethin off ebay, what do u suggest for that and what is the max psi i can have it, ive got an idea how to build most of the robot but the flipper i dont really have a clue, so any help would be useful, links, pics, what i need exactly. thanks
http://howto.killerhurtz.co.uk/pneumatics.htmhttp://howto.killerhurtz.co.uk/pneumatics.htm
http://www.teamonslaught.fsnet.co.uk/tech.htmhttp://www.teamonslaught.fsnet.co.uk/tech.htm
http://www.gt-electronics.freeserve.co.uk/c2/technical/technical.htmhttp://www.gt-electronics.freeserve..../technical.htm
http://www.teamdavinci.com/understanding_pneumatics.htmwww.teamdavinci.com/understanding_pneumatics.htm
Enjoy.
they look good, i will have a look thru, if anyone else has more helpful info, just on the general building of the robot, it would be useful, thanks again
NO Perspex.... It shatters.
Polycarb or HDPE is a better alternative.
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(Message edited by woody on October 28, 2007)
ok, where can i get polycarb or hdpe? (what is hdpe?) :)