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im new to all this stuff i jus wanna build a bot but all the stuff ive found online is sooooooooo hard to get the get the hang of! i think the vibes have melted my brain! so can some one kinda step by step me thru building a battlebot?
thanks in advance
Here is a very basic guide I did up a while ago:
http://www20.brinkster.com/antweights/How%20To%20Build%20A%20Simple%20Antweight.htmlhttp://www20.brinkster.com/antweight...le%20Antweight. html
Here is a guide with some pictures Simon Windich Made:
http://windisch.co.uk/electra/howto/build_a_robot.htmhttp://windisch.co.uk/electra/howto/build_a_robot.htm
Hope this helps
Regards
Ian
THANX MAN ILL READ THRU THAT !
can anyone help me choose a suitable control?
i have a small pricerange abd i need to buy in the uk.
and were would be the best place to buy the servos, reciever, battery and lead?
and what about weapons?
http://www.robotwars101.org/antshttp://www.robotwars101.org/ants for parts and for more good sites http://www.bobblebot.co.uk/antweights/robots/antweightresource.htmlhttp://www.bobblebot.co.uk/antweight...tresource.html
Mike
http://www.bobblebot.co.uk
soooooo acorrding to those guides, ill need a 4 channel controller for it to have a weapon?
no, thats rong (isnt it?) i need a 3 channel controler so if i bought this
http://www.technobots.co.uk/en-gb/dept_469.htmlhttp://www.technobots.co.uk/en-gb/dept_469.html
then would i be able to use those servos for an antweight or would i have to replace them?
and what battery should i use?
A quote from that page:
Discontinued by manufacturer
yes but i presume theres still some left but when there gong there gone or they wouldnt be in the catalog.
so can sum1 answer the above question plz.
i doubt there are any left as you cant buy some out the catalogue.
Just send paul an email via the website and ask him
Matty just to let you know dont expect immediate replys on the forum. We often need time to find the right link etc and we arnt all on here all the time.
k i emailed technobots
You basically need 1 channel for each servo, so basically, a ant with 2 wheel drive (2 servos) and a weapon (1 servo) would need a 3 channel R/C set.
Have a look at the ant shop and forum at http://www.robotwars101.orgwww.robotwars101.org
Mike
http://www.bobblebot.co.ukhttp://www.bobblebot.co.uk
he said there out of stock
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wt ... 6012**&P=1
how does this type of control drive? are all drives controlled by the 1 joystick?
It says This stock number is invalid:
Mike
http://www.bobblebot.co.ukhttp://www.bobblebot.co.uk
paste it into ur adress bar
I did other wise it wouldnt of worked at all.
EDIT never mind it works now.
Yes I think that 2 servos would all be on 1 stick but I dont think it is legal to use a 72mhz frequency in the UK for a ground vehcle. I think it has to be 40mhz or 27mhz.
Mike
http://www.bobblebot.co.ukhttp://www.bobblebot.co.uk
im lookin at these 2
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LC6056http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...I=LC6056**&P=1
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LC6056http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...I=LC6056**&P=1
youll gave to paste it into ur adress bar again
Both of those links seem to go to the same place, but the product looks fine and I think it is the one I use. Although if you need to buy in the UK it is an American site.
Mike
http://www.bobblebot.co.ukhttp://www.bobblebot.co.uk
http://www.train-and-track.co.uk/control/radio/radio.htmhttp://www.train-and-track.co.uk/con...adio/radio.htm
i found it on a english site
would the servos that come with it be good enough or would they need replacing?
The servos would be fine, but I belive they weigh 43g which is way to heavy for an Antweight.
Generally you do not want servos heavier than about 25g.
Mike
http://www.bobblebot.co.ukhttp://www.bobblebot.co.uk
ok thanks
ive got a good idea of what to do now
if the weapon is a spinner, it just needs annother servo to spin it, but wot about an ax or flipper?
If it is a spinner then you will need a motor to spin it as a servo will not be powerful or fast enough (although for your first ant, I do not recommend building a spinner).
If you want an axe or flipper then an unmodified servo attached to the arm of the axe/flipper will do just fine. You could try pneumatics, but for your first ant again, I dont recommend it.
Dont forget that normal servos do not spin through 360 degrees so you will need to modify them to use for the drive of your ant.
Mike
http://www.bobblebot.co.ukhttp://www.bobblebot.co.uk
thanx alot guys ill keep ya posted how its comin along
No problem :) If you need anymore help, here are some useful sites to have a look at:
http://www.robotwars101.org/antshttp://www.robotwars101.org/ants
http://www.antweight.co.ukhttp://www.antweight.co.uk
http://www.bobblebot.co.uk/antweightshttp://www.bobblebot.co.uk/antweights
http://www.antweight.comhttp://www.antweight.com
Ni-MH 4.8V Square 1300mAh £ 7.06ex £ 8.29 inc (Euro 11.89)
RRP £9.99
3700-010
Weight: 0.12 kg
is this ok for a abattery
and what about batterys for the reciever?
0.12kg= 120g= 4/5ths the weight of an antweight.
The same battery can be used to power the servos as is used to power the receiver.
From technobots look at the 300mah Ni-mh cells. You will have to join them together yourself but they will weigh about 30g which is ok for an antweight.
Regards
Ian
what? join them together? how doi do that and how many do i need to join together?
well if you dont know then youd be better off buyong a pre built pack:
http://www.overlander.co.uk/detail.asp?categoryid=52&offset=25&ID=303http://www.overlander.co.uk/detail.a...fset=25&ID=303
and before you ask it does not matter whether its square or flat just pick the one that suits your design best.
thanx
Hi Matty
First of all, as someone said before, we cant answer after only three minutes, second, if you have something more to say in your post, you have about 10 minutes to adit.
Becuase it is your first ant, go for two channel reciver/transmitter, and after the time you get to learn how to upgrade your antweight. If you look reallt carefully at the previous posts you can see many helpful links. In the begining you get all these big thoughts about great weapons and design, but after the time youll notice that its not as easy as you first thought.
Ive been building ants for 4 years now, and started with a simple design, and I still havent got any experince about building Antweight spinners! But my suggestion is the great word, K.I.S.S (=Keep It Simple Stupid) (no offence on the last word)
Hope this help!