The 2010 Fighting Robots Association UK Championships

The Wotty has blown up again, I have absolutely no idea why. The only difference between when it was running the other day and now is that the Wotty has been mounted properly, so the only thing I can think of is maybe the mounting has bridged a connection inside it and it sparked and smoked, but I can't really see how that's happened. It also blew the reciever, the third one it's blown.
Only just got the Wotty fixed, at a cost of £64 that I didn't have anyway, and had to borrow the money to buy a new reciever, so there's no way I'd do it again, and at the rate it's destroying equipment I'd hate to borrow anyone elses for it. It just isn't worth the risk to me to spend all the money I have trying to get it to every event just for it to keep going wrong.

Sorry to hear that you can't keep your robot going, if there is anything we can do to help let me know. I believe you are important in the competition, as every machine is

John

Thanks John. Was looking forward to it. Will just have to take part next year instead, when I'm in a better position.

You're welcome

If I can help just ask

Craig you asked about Scorpion's weapon, hope all has been answered :twisted:

Dave I have a Vantec and a Sidewinder I can lend you for as long as u may need it, im on ur msn and fb just message me we'll get u running

Dave you know the offer of a lift is always there if we can help in anyway at all you have my number.

I have a DX5 transmitter and reciever you could use if that helps :D Don't forget to tell Ian he may be able to help with the wotty repair too.
Don't give up on this year mate we all want to see this robot go too :D

Ian can repair the Wotty easily, but it's only just got back from him after I plugged the batteries in the wrong way, and that repair cost me £65, and it seems to be a similar thing that's gone wrong again, though I've no idea how it's gone from working one night to blowing up recievers and the speedo just overnight. I don't have the money to get it fixed and, as I say, I wouldn't want to put anyone else's equipment in unless I know for a fact that its working. If I break anything of anyone else's, it'll be a good few months at least before I can pay back, cos the earliest I can get a job is mid April and I can't go on the dole til then either after I had to leave my last job.

Might be back in action for Barnsley. Craig Danby has insisted I borrow his Vantec. I guess I'll bring it all along and see if we can get it going on the day.

Just out of curiousity, how did you mount the wotty ? seems very strange if thats all thats happened since you had it running.

It was mounted with 4 bolts through the base Dave, which is why I think one of them has shorted on the circuit above inside the thing, cos the bolts weren't in when I first tested it. There was a big gap between the two, so I thought it was a fairly small risk, but obviously not. That's the only thing I think could have happened.

So you think the bolts were too long?

Makes sence and another lesson learnt ... It's a steep learning curve but we've all been there. :-(

Don't worry Dave, it'll make it into the arena! If I have to sit on top of it and turn the wheels like a wheelchair to get it moving then so be it! :)

less bolts, more ducktape.

just attach a tow rope to your opponents !!

The bolts weren't too long, that wasn't the problem. Ian Watts has been in touch and has said its virtually impossible for it to take out the reciever, however much it shorts out, so he believes it's a problem with the Wotty and not something I have done, especially with it working one day and not the next. So he's going to take another look at it when he's back (he's abroad) on the 7th and if it isn't a problem that I've caused, he says he'll fix it for free.
What a lovely man :)
It'll be cutting it a little fine for Barnsley so might not get it back in time for then, but should be all set for Whitwick, providing its a fixable problem. I will run on a controller borrowed from Craig at Barnsley if mine isn't back, and then one of the many receiver offers I've had, thank you all.
Any more news I'll move to the Anger thread in Heavyweights and stop clogging the UK Champs thread. lol.

Well more good news .... Well not for team shock ... A certain two wheeled robot may be up and running for Barnsley .... :-)

just need a driver lol

Jonno, that IS good news! :)

Hows Stingers wheels these days :twisted:

I'd imagine they're fairly round, if they aren't something's a bit wrong :P

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just need a driver lol

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*cough* :lol:
Could offer up my thumbs at Barnsley if needed. I'm mainly helping out with Dave and Anger but sure I could spare a few minutes :P

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Originally Posted by joeychevron

I'd imagine they're fairly round, if they aren't something's a bit wrong :P

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Round is not how I remember them being I've seen those wheels come off before under a big hit, just glad there isn't a fast powerful ramming robot attending ............ oh wait there is :twisted:

They are round, held on with a very big nut... The only thing is that they are so small... Fitting everything in is the problem lol

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*cough* :lol:
Could offer up my thumbs at Barnsley if needed. I'm mainly helping out with Dave and Anger but sure I could spare a few minutes :P

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Only allowed one driver per robot in the champ fights Jamie. So if you drive at Barnsley you'll have to drive it at every event. Not necessarily a bad thing. lol.

Ah but it is one robot per driver this year :)
Which means if I drive it at Barnsley, and then make it along to another RR event in the year, I can't drive another robot in a comp fight. But someone else can drive Stinger at other RR events. At least I think that's how it's working this year??

Either way I'm just looking forward to a weekend away playing with robots :)

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For 2010, instead of it being one driver per robot, its one robot per driver, so if you need someone else to drive your robot€¦. That€™s fine, as long as they haven€™t driven any robot in the championships before. Once someone drives a robot in any one fight, then they are attached to that robot for the rest of the championships€¦ no swapping around !!

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Yup, you'd be stuck to Stinger, haha.

Just pray to X'hal that Stinger doesn't get into a fight with St. Hammer. The censors wouldn't allow it. :uhoh:

Witwick 28th feb
Stinger, St Hammer abd Big nipper :mrgreen:
I have a meeting at Helen and Douglas house on the Saturday27th :( , but will be there on the 28th.

I feel sorry for Big Nipper for the first time ever, being in the middle of that one. haha :lol:

I can provide a driver for Stinger who will be at every event with me who has been driving robots as long as me, my old man, he would love it!

Just had a look at the forthcoming fights.How have we ended up fighting a hammer at every event left bar one? :shock: :shock:

Table has been updated... see link on the front of the RR website.

www.RoamingRobots.co.uk

Heres how the next round of fights look like !!

3) Nottingham H.Hadden 28 March


1 Maelstrom(1) v Iron Awe 6
2 Ripper(3) v Stinger
3 Meggamouse(4) v Anger??????
5 And His Army(5) v Hydra v Tanto
6 Tilly Evo(6) v Scorpion
7 Iron Awe 5(7) v Weired Malice
8 Thor(8) v Tiberious v Cabrakan 2
9 Beast(9) v Dantomkia

Regards

John
www.roamingrobots.co.uk

Thats annoying, I'm one of only 6 bots that actually have to really fight for their points

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Originally Posted by razerdave

Thats annoying, I'm one of only 6 bots that actually have to really fight for their points

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Likewise Dave but I'd much rather have tanto and AHA than Thor and Tiberious!!

Andy

well weve all got to fight them at some point...

Im NOT looking forward to burgass hill..

Ive got Tiberious and Merlin !!! grrr

I am looking forward to being the first person to fight against stinger.... bet i loose !!

*cough* where am i *cough*?

Ermmm cough ... Not signed up :-)

lol, im pretty sue i did :P

EDIT: on reflection it seems that i only signed up for the 2010 champs...my bad :P

No worries ,