Team Designated's Build Diary

So urgh yeah, spent the week waiting for my blue wheels to arrive and got down to some serious work Friday saturday and sunday. Pics with the current outcome, more work to do now that I'm back at home such as tweaking the motor mounts and wiring everything together.

First and only attempt at wiring thus far:
http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/3910/img2976q.jpg
Body net:
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2184/img2977jg.jpg
Cut body net and partially bolted:
http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/5065/img3002r.jpg
Finished product front:
http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/9502/img3033b.jpg
Finished product back:
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4016/img3034v.jpg

I have about 2kg left when everything is weighed up (internals included) so I don't know what to do with that spare 2kg xD Any ideas?

just looking at your sabertooth and it has 1 wire connected to it going to the rx it should have 2 the other one going to signal 2.
Your robot is looking great atm try to beef up the armour or put lead around the wheels to make it heavier.

lead?!?! noooo!!! just beef up the armour, or leve it lighter, so you have room for upgrades in the future...

I have 0v 5v and S1 connected, the manual says I don't need S2 connected apparently. :?
Though my RC male connector doesn't fit in my AR600 and I just noticed, is that meant to happen? :lol:

You definately need S2 connected for a robot.

Might someone have a wiring diagram for it then? Plus a link to the wire I need to buy. I had no idea. :uhoh: Thanks though! :)

just another servo wire.

to make the conecter fit in the spectum file the little tab on the side of the plug down, or just use a hitec plug

And the servo wire is connected to what? :?
Thanks. :)

i think i awnsered the wrong question.

you need 2 rc plugs coming out of your sabertooth

1.put the 2 rc leads ontop of each other.
2. wire one white wire to s1
3. wire the other white wire to s2
4. wire both red wires to +5
5. wire both black wires to - (GND)

vid in middle of page if in desperate needs http://www.robotmarketplace.com/product ... 25-RC.html

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have you watched the vid as it tells you how to do it very clearly

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Woops, didn't notice your post above mine, we posted at the same time effectively and I never checked, thanks. :)

So after a long break, I'm fully on my way to getting this bot finished

http://imgur.com/a/5xaf7

I've added a bar to the back and some aluminium cones to the sides to allow the bot to roll, and the wiring is coming along well, built the batteries a box to sit in and to allow room for cooling, and the RC module is sitting on a stage type thing to allow cool air to run over and under it. Just gotta sort out the final bits of wiring and a cover for the switch hole on the side, then it should be set to go!

Last time I checked the total came to 11.2kg but I've added on a few bits since then so I imagine it'll be around 12.5-13kg now, don't have digital scales to use unfortunately.