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Minor Tom
progress has finally been made in the build of minor tom !!!!
parts ( x means i have already )
drill motors x
shell / hdpe x
rx and tx x
scorpion xl esc
parc bec x
batteries
charger
100mm wheels x
1mm steel to strengthen armour, should be getting soon.
and i can finally start putting the pieces together as i've finally cleaned out my shed to use as my workshop
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what spraypaint would you guys reccomend to paint hdpe ? we tried polycarbonate paint but it just started to flake off after it dried
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Hammertite spray paint for cars?
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It's hard to find pain for it, it's annoying stuff, can't be glued or any thing, not a majour thing though, maybe using an undercoat or primer?
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Try roughing the surface up slightly too, might help to make the paint stick better.
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With Eric Jr i've given up on paint and i'm using vinyl wrap from ebay. Probably works out cheaper than spray paint too at about £2 per A3 sheet.
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now i truly believe that the internet is trolling me, 2 30a esc's come up for sale in the few days after i spent the money that could have got me them :angry: :angry:
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http://gametechmods.com/../uploads/i...0soldering.jpg
got the battery packs soldered today, now waiting for my heatshrink to arrive
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where did you get the heatsink from?
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does that heatsink not look a little small for a battery pack?
http://shop.mobileweb.ebay.com/searchre ... =0&cmd=SKW
got to be something there
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i just measured the diameter of the wire i'm using and since the ratio is 2:1 i just got it around double the diameter of the wire
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oh i meant if.you were attatching nimhs/nicads together like the green batteries.
the roaming robots shop sells
yep that heatsink is a fine size then
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Wasn't really one link for it, I just ebayed it and loads came up.