Featherweight Database

Looking good Graeme. I need more armour. Well I need to get Dragon 2 running again. :mrgreen:

Got a driveable base panel done for Drumroll (quick vid http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...roll.flv>here)

That is going to be one fast robot. Good luck with the rest of the build.

Thanks Ed
Dont know if it will seem quite as nippy when its at its full 12kg but hopefully itll still be enough to avoid trouble if necessary!

Ordered the tube I plan on using for the drum today too, which leaves just the endcaps and teeth as parts still to be accounted for - its coming together steadily :)

what a lovely kitchen :)

:lol: - thanks James

It shows up better on camera than it seems in real life. The camera isnt detailed enough to pick up the numerous scrapes on the kitchen tiles as a result of testing the bots in there though :)

Actually managed to wear down the surface of the tile to the adhesive underside yesterday when I had a pushing match between Kaizer and Drumroll. Lifted the bots up and saw the patches afterwards - parents werent too chuffed :uhoh:

Unfortunately, even before this happened, they were already planning to replace the tiles in a couple of weeks, so I need to find a new testing ground - might need to re-lay the patio so its flat enough to test on :)

those speed controllers look familiar. :wink:

Almost - I think theyre the smaller versions of the ones you sell, only up to 50A, but they do the job :)

Name - Kaizer Mk2
Drive - Four 9.6v drills run @ 14.4v on to 75mm blue wheels
Power - Four 7.2v 1.8Ah nicad packs linked in both series and parallel to give a total of 14.4V and 3.6Ah
Speedos - 30A Electronize (external relays)
Armour/chassis - Main body made from aluminium chequer plate, with polycarb front and rear bulkheads. Steel box section rail runs round sides and back for protection.

Notes - All components mounted to the top panel for a change (confused me a good number of times during the build when I forgot I was building it upside down :lame:) Steel rail round the outside (particularly at the back) was added mainly to protect the speedos at the back from spinners, but its first event out is a no spinner event (woot!) Plus, its ready three weeks before its first outing, which makes a change for me - previous record was one-and-a-half days :proud:
(Now need to get the other feather built in time!)

Piccy on profile - still need to paint the front wedge and the rails, could possibly make additional cover for the link if I can be bothered :)

Additional pictures of the build progress can be found here - http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c367/ayrshirerobotics/Kaizer%20Mk2%20-%20Build/http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...k2%20-%20Build /

Jamie
Team Terminal Damage

EDIT: Oh aye, the bloomin thing is 3kg underweight! Its a pusher - its meant to be heavy :angry::lol:

(Message edited by K_C_R on April 07, 2007)

So lets see, you have built a robot 25% under the weight limit, 3 weeks before the competition? Are you sure you are feeling ok?

Lol, just kidding, looks good!