Decent motors

$300 for 2 sides, plus $160 for his econemy motors, is about £250, plus import shipping and any VAT etc, it is easily £300-£350....

but then thats still not bad for a full drive setup.

Id say use 2 TWR18s, or for more power, use 4

I think that James is right there, 4 TWRs are pleeeeeeeeeenty for a feather who needs tons of power. :)

But I think Ill take 2 (when I can get em). I dont need that much of a rammer, just a flipper, and some pushability. :)

just make sure you get the matching wheels Kody, they are really good bits of kit

They have pretty good quality rubber, so yeah, they are a good choice. But Ill have to come up with a body design for my feather, a design that makes good use of those wheels.

The same setup als Bonx and Hannibalito 2 cost us roughly 120 euros including motors. Thats 80 British Pounds.

And people who have seen Bonx in action cant say it is lacking power.

Technobots Feather Gold 24V 150W

would that do for a good runner?

they are very nice little motors. Gear them correctly and you will have a very nice featherweight drive.

how do you gear a motor? this is probably a rookie question but i have never had to do it!

alex

With gears :crazy:

Spur gears, chains and sprockets, timing belts - whatever method you prefer. Youre most likely to have seen drive systems gearing down the speed of the motors at the events youve been to.

Off-hand examples:
Chains and sprockets - DB5
Spur gears - Batterbot
Timing belts and pulleys - Pillow Torque, Pain in the Asp.

Theyre all effective methods of gearing the motor so that the drive has enough torque to power your featherweight. Obviously the speed and amount of power your featherweight can produce depends on the ratios used with the gears, sprockets, pulleys etc