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Guys I have a problem!
I have three removable links in my robot. They are:
1. Receiver
2. Drive
3. Weapon (flipper)
I know according to the procedure I turn on my tx then the rx but which link should i put in next? My flipper weapon link or my drive link?
Please advise
Regards
Ian Mc Donald
Kim,just out of curiosity, where is the link located on Panic Attack and is it behind a cover?
Hi leo
There is a 5x3 inch square hole in the rear of Panic Attack. It has no cover or door. The link is easily reached with the robot in any position. We have added a skirt on the rear now but that does not get in the way at all.
So Kim if typhoon gets flipped out the arena going at full speed and something breaks so it cant be stopped would u fancy going up to it and pulling the link out cus i sure as hell would not.
Chris
The reason why we are quite strick about the link position is that WE are the ones that have to remove them after the battle. We are not just being awkward.
Typhoon.
We had this discussion when series 7 was being filmed and came to the conclusion that it would be most unlikely that Typhoon would get flipped out of the arena.
We would also ask the team of any flipper that was about to fight typhoon not to do so, but if they were losing the battle then they were free to do as they pleased.
If the worst case happened an a full body spinner did go out of the arena and was spinning at full speed then it would be delt with as safe as possible makeing sure that nobody got hurt in the process.
One thing though ! if you shut off the transmitter then the fail safe should stop the weapon, making the robot safe!
Guys can anybody answer my question or does it matter?
Regards
Ian Mc Donald
I dont think it makes a lot of difference. If the link is in a sensible place then it wont matter if the weapon fires the moment you put that link in, and if you are turning it on in a proper activation pen then there wont be any danger if the drive runs the moment you put that link in.
When testing at home, ALWAYS do a first-time power-up with the robot on its cradle, on a solid surface (not a workbench). The cradle must be capable of keeping the wheels, tracks or legs off the ground, and must itself have no wheels so it wont accidentally go anywhere while there is a robot on it! That way, if the drive goes crazy the moment you power it up then you wont be in danger. Similarly, if the weapon fires when you power it up, then there is no danger of the machine falling off a bench.
Once it is powered up, check your failsafes. To do this, run the drive and turn off the tx. If the drive runs for more than a couple of seconds, then the failsafes are not working.
hey yall i thought i would venture into here and i found this little thread
Our link i will admit is placed in a difficult place but then there is no other easier place to put it on a FBS. Mentorn have always been happy that our robots conform to their rules and we have asked them on numourous occasions to check if something is allowed by the rules and we have always acted accordingly.
Personnally i wouldnt want to even attempt to get at the link if any of the typhoon family went beserk, even the 12kg cdt could take your foot off. we have had a few occasions where things havent gone to plan and the link in the top has proved invaluable.
I havent bothered to follow up on my thread since babeths rather unhelpful remarks but Im glad that Gary has commented.
The reason I brought the issue up was the flipping OOTA of Vader in S7 heats filming and unlucky subsequent failure of a weapon relay which kept the vertical flywheel full on even in failsafe. Not so disasterous in Vaders case as I think that a member of the technical team (Derek Foxwell?) pulled the link to stop the disk. If the OOTA robot had been a powerful out of control FBS then what?
Kim - We had this discussion when series 7 was being filmed and came to the conclusion that it would be most unlikely that Typhoon would get flipped out of the arena.
We would also ask the team of any flipper that was about to fight typhoon not to do so, but if they were losing the battle then they were free to do as they pleased.
Another rule change!!! FBS cant get flipped OOTA!! Damn I wish Id known that before building CHIP :)
Ian, I always thought that you should keep the activation of your weapon to the last in an activation sequence. First put in the other links and see if there are no mishaps, then activate your weapon (either by link, gas bottle or switch).
Rob, I only remarked what I heard from Mentorn crew members and from what I read on other discussions, if you found my remarks unhelpful you should have written so and I would have stood humbly rebuked.
Every robot is dangerous. Full body spinners are no exeption on this, nor are they the most dangerous in my point of view, since I regard every robot with suspicion. No system is foolproof. Having a spinner OOTA and out of control ? That is what fences and polycarbonate screens are for. If not, evacuate the audience and wait for the batteries to run out of power. These are basic and standard rules for any robotic event. By the way... the Dutch roboteers have always hated and ridiculed me for telling the audience over and over again to pay attention and keep away from the fences during a live fight on the Dutch events, I wish they would all have come to the Worthing event and seen what I saw there: if the audience had stood at the fence they would have been hit by Tornado accidentely going OOTA. Believe me, you dont want Tornado going beserk OOTA. Really not. I dont know if it has ever happened but it is one of my many nightmare scenarios.
EVERY robot is dangerous. And removable links should always always always be within easy reach of the hapless fellow who has to remove it in case of emergency.