What I meant to say was wont be too EASY to beat!!!
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What I meant to say was wont be too EASY to beat!!!
Teams so far;
PloughBot Evo - 360
Flow - Savage
Tiny Toon - MMM
Beauty - Rip
Drumroll - Hornet 2
G3 - Alpha
Whirlpool - Little Flipper
Satanix - Little Hitter
Push n Shove - Annihilation
J.A.B.O.W and Storm Wolf have also teamed up.
well i suppose id better start thinking about searching for the insides of Rip so i can put it back together.
Its just a bare shell at the moment :sad:
Be carefull what you wish for! the spinners might help you find the insides of Rip
nah, im not scared, ill hide in the pit !!!! and let beauty do all the work :)
(Message edited by roamingrobots on December 17, 2007)
you gotta get their 1st jonno! :wink:
also Can anyone tell me if i have a partner yet (under 10.4kg) i know someone mentioned teaming up with me but could do with confirmation, i dont want to be the person left till last to get picked. :lol: (reminds me of school days at football practice).
also tested the disk last nite on 12v, and that was scary enough... dread to think what its like if i switch it to 24v. will try both options on the day to see what works best.
how long it take to spin up? as u have about 2 seconds b4 rip slams u into wall and then bang ur out :-)
Is it ok if we bring an overweight Aftershock to have a go in the whiteboards?? We really need to give it a good test before we start to make the new, lighter body for it next year.
dont know how long it takes to spin up except its almost instant on 24v, and a couple of seconds on 12v. rip can try it, but the only advice i can give for your cheek, is make sure you take me out first.:wink:
hey hey hey.... mr little john.... dont volenteer me into things like that !!!
:sad:
Adrian, dont know if youre thinking of us as wed mentioned teaming up with you but Push n Shove is 11kg so is too heavy to go with Prodigy Evo:sad:
ok cheers Andrew, if i cant sort out a partner on the day, my team will consist of me, bring it on!!:proud:
adrian stick it on 24v
rips a tuff little thing :)
pre match banter its gotta start
11 days to go
Pre-match banter eh? Alright then :)
Us Scots do things rough - expect no mercy!!
(Hope Gary agrees :uhoh: :))
cant beat a good bit of banter, John putting it on 24v may just make it a very expensive grinder and too fast for the teeth to engage, its a case of testing both and see what works best. i think 12v will be fine though that is scary enough for me.
one thing i have found is that i have never had a robot drive so nice, im only using the sabertooth xxl speedo, its so much more acurate, i was only used to the old electronize speedos in my old feathers.
(Message edited by ady on December 18, 2007)
There is an easy solution for it al be it not a cheap one. Get the disk motors on a single direction speed controller like a Victor 883 SC, spin up at full throttle and once its going get the stick back to 50% making it roughly 12V.
On the other hand, getting the disk on 12v saves about 750 grams in weight. That might help for finding a tag teammate.
help!! :)
has anyone got 2 1/2 bsp to 1/4bsp male thread reducers what is going to this event, the shop where i get mine from are closed for christmas already??
cheers leo, it will be something i will consider in the new year, i am planning upgrades for next event such as titanium armour. i always get these last minute probs! and they are also ones that baffle everybody, its never straight forward with me
Kenny, probably got a couple at work I could borrow will have a look tomorrow. Do you need them before the event, or is on the day good enough? Also is that male to male?
(Message edited by geeza on December 19, 2007)
both ends male yea and im coming down on the friday
(SEMI) URGENT
Does anyone have a failsafe (any kind, just so long as it works :)) that I could borrow for this event? Didnt realise when I bought my Victor for the weapon control that it didnt have a built-in failsafe and I dont have enough money before or any time after Christmas to get one.
Thanks in advance
i believe we have a few, ill check and let you know tommorow.
E-mails will be sent out in the next day or two regarding event info.
progress report of the rebuild of Rip.....
I found its missing wheel !! Wahay :)
I just need to find its other bits...
Bottle - I think i sold it
Valve - I think i put it in Ripper
Speedcontrollers - I have
Batteries - one of the pay to drive robots will be loosing theirs
Itll be alright... spinners watch out the flipper boys are coming !!!
John :)
jamie, i always carry spare failsafes with me in my toolkit if grant can sort you out.
6 days
so who do u think will come 2nd ?
as beauty and rip will win
You will have to beat Whirlpool & Little Flipper first:proud:
I really should get Whirlpool ready and finish Aftershock (it still doesnt have any drive). Still got 6 days though.
We also have a new website- http://www.teamshock.4mg.comwww.teamshock.4mg.com
Will
Will, have to say that is a great website. I will look in more detail later, going to see the Coopers to help get things ready for the event.
john, i really like your confidence, i dont show mine too much in case it goes pearshaped.:lol:
Prodigy evo had a new speedo arrive yesterday, now it is all finished and ready, with still 6 days to go b4 event, first time for everything!
(Message edited by ady on December 23, 2007)
well my dads gotta go buy new motors n everything b4 we leave as the current 1s r dying (to my standard) they prob aint but they have been in long enough
he gets a right telling off from me if we loose and u will jonno!
and aidrian uv gotta show ya confidence , get it all out ur body and then prove it :) i no you would like to do that but your going straight out, sorry :rofl:
(Message edited by john on December 23, 2007)
little john...
Ever heard of the phrase... if it aint broken, dont fix it youve been warned :)
it is broken
i dno wt its called but when the motor like jumps like its missing a gear? i dno
but its time for new 1s
xbox live jonno? goin on COD 4 in a min with the boys
john, if you take me straight out then fairplay to you, as im a good loser and never expect to win anything anyway, but also i hope your a good sport if i dont hold back on yours.
Well one thing is for sure, someone is going home in a bin bag next weekend. Its going to be interesting.
na we dont hold bk
its a serious competition
any1 who holds back shouldnt be fighting
i like flippers, as your guaranteed not to go home in a binbag,:proud:, i would hold back from causing too much damage to an opponent, just do enough to immobilise them.
the one i want to avoid is 360, that is going to be one nasty machine.
I dont mind damage, but id like to think we are gentlemen and if an opponent is clearly knocked out, then we wouldnt destroy it for the sake of it.
Little john is a big mouth but i bet he would cry when the insides of beauty splatter on the polycarb !! :)
Or his dad will anyway !!!
i was only bringing Rip for a bit of fun, but i am looking forward to it !
dont forget, if their is time on the friday or saturday, i have an old microwave im bringing to throw around and generally smash up
Hi Guys
Going to send an email to see if its too late to sign up. If not I only picked up Scorpion Lem (in bits) on Saturday. No work has been done to it but it will be ready.
John youre right we are gentlemen and I fully agree that we shouldnt take a robot apart just for the sake of it but it would be funny to see how many walls Beauty can hit at the same time:proud: