Blue boxes

at colchester i noticed a few robots using small blue boxes, i presume they are speedos are they?

alex

Yes....RC smart 100A ESC 12v ..Leo sells them.

AND THEY ARE GREAT !!!!!!!! :):):)

I agree. Small, light, easy to use, affordable.

The 2 Hannibalitos and the raptor use these,and the tests we have done show no problems.
The 2 people who smoke those on a regular base are Bugs and John Lear.
And thats because of mechanical damage to the drivetrain , and therefor stalled motors for longer than a few seconds.

Pricetag/quality, these are among the best we have seen.

They are what they are, no nonsense 6 to 12 volt speed controllers. They are 16 pounds each, you need 1 per motor. So for 32 pounds + p&p you can drive your featherweight with more control than relays and you dont need a receiver battery anymore.

They dont do current limiting, so you can blow them up if things go wrong, but at a rating of 100A forward and 60A reverse it is not a small task to do so. Mind you, its not like its never been done before. :)

That pretty much all i can say about them. No more, no less.

are they easy to use?
and for future reference how do i buy some?

thanks alex

Well on the blue box you see a diagram how to connect them. The short and long version: 2 wires go to the motor, 2 go to the battery, and a RC cable goes into the receiver.

http://www.computerclub.nl/images/rcsmart100.jpghttp://www.computerclub.nl/images/rcsmart100.jpg

Thats it.

Ordering can be done by mailing me, or a pm from this forum.

btw, the box says programmable, there is no way i know of to program these things.

I am looking to run 14.4 volts, does anybody know of a cheap controller for these motors?

I have heard someone or some teams running rc-smarts on 14.4V, however i cannot vouch for it that they will hold out.

For higher voltages check out Gimson robotics Sabretooth or Scorpion XL on Xbotz.

14.4V 60 Amps backwards= .87 Kw
12V 60 Amps backwards= .72 Kw

I dont think it matter that much anymore for a feather.