Quote Originally Posted by maddox10
Quote Originally Posted by grant_ploughbot
Mario - I've outlined my reasons why Dave tech check's at our event's in the way he does. Its all about common sense and safety.
Common sence. Yes. Safety? That is another question. We're trying to cram in as much power and resilience in our machines as budget and creativity allow.

Yes mario safety of handling the robots outside of the arena... they can be as dangerous as you like inside the arena.

What's the point in being annoying for the sake of it?
Imagine a starter with some budget. Reading the FRA rules as these are applicable for Europe. Building a machine following those rules. Show up at the champs with a machine that has everything, except the batteryplate, and hear No you can't participate because an unwritten rule is enacted. When people are charging old battered NiCD packs insulated with peeling gaffatape...

Maybe you should ask that to the FRA? It should be in the rules. Instead of being petty on here.

It's not helping anyone and just @!## everybody else off!
In that case I'm doing it right.
If your purposely trying to bring the forum into disrespute then thats against the FRA policy and id of expected better from you.

If you don't like the reasons I've outlined as to why we want to see a metal base under lipo's then feel free to post something worthwhile as to how things can be improved rather than being so negative about it all.
As I asked, and don't get an answer on, why the 2mm?
As armor, nah. 2mm ali stops only the weapons already stopped with the real armor.
Flame and heat resistance. 0.3mm steel, ti or even teflonweave and air do a lot more than 2mm ali in that case.
We're all here to have fun, it's a hobby!
More rules, more fun? Ordnung muŸ sein.[/quote]


Mario - you dont even use lipos?... so your just starting an argument for the sake of it. If you plan to use lipos at an FRA event, id suggest you build to the rules ive suggested to you, or you will have a wasted trip.