Team Eventorizon: Build Diary

[Eventorizon]

Thanks guys.

I feel that I should point out that we didn't make the disc or the uprights.

The design is basically all mine but a vast amount of work has been done by other people. Sam kindly made the Disc Mounts, the armour was welded by Tad-Weld in Tadcaster and the pieces were cut by Yorkshire profiles.

With Conker 3 (Yes I am already looking at the next one) we will be designing it in such a way that we should be able to do everything once it has been waterjet cut. The plan is that once the parts are cut all we will need is a good pillar drill, strong vice and a tapping set.

I hope this isn't to presumptuous but I reckon that Binky would be great in the Tested to destruction demos!

[sam_smith]

That is a great test video.
Look forward to watching its battles?

[Eventorizon]

Thanks Sam, Its first fight against Explosion is going to be fun to watch!

We are still having issues with the signal on Binky. With the armour on the function range is like 4 feet. With it off I can be about 80 feet away.

We are going to buy some actual Spektrum receivers; cant decide between AR6110 and AR500, but is it possible to extend the arial on the receiver we have now to get it outside the armour?

With old transmitters and receivers you had to have the arial at a specific ratio to the wave length, does this still apply or can you get away with any random bit of multi-core wire?

[razerdave]

Don't f£&@ with the ariel!

Get an AR6110, the ar500 has a bad record in the breakage stakes. My ar6110 manages to receive commands through an 8mm thick steel lid and have a range well over 50 meters (tested it).

[PJ-27]

Ask Mouldy how he got round the same problem with 720. I think he put the antenna behind the wheels in the end.

Also, I believe the OrangeRxs have Sat ports, which could help.

[Mouldy]

ended up being a dodgy transmitter... now 720 works fine with the orange rx burried in a pretty much air tight part of 720 behind 20mm of alumec 89.

Try a new rx... if not try a different tx...

It seems you've had nothing but trouble with your dx6i.... do your self a favour, stick it on ebay and buy a dx7 or dx8!

[Eventorizon]

Borrowed a DX5e off a friend and bound it to the Orange RX in Binky... same problem with the armour on. Then bound it to the original RX that came with the DX6i... again no more than about 4 feet...

Also unplugged one of the TZ85s incase it was getting to much power... same results.

This seems to rule out both the RX and TX which can't be right. Just ordered 2 AR 6110's which david suggested.

I have no idea what is going on or how to solve it... ideas?

[Mouldy]

unplug the brushless from the rx and see if the drive works without the disc running and shell on...

[Mega Masher]

What motor does Binky use for it's weapon?

[Eventorizon]

unplug the brushless from the rx and see if the drive works without the disc running and shell on...

Will try that tomorrow.

What motor does Binky use for it's weapon?

A scorpion HK-4035-630Kv @37V. But I really don't recommend putting one in your first robot! They are very dangerous on their own let alone linked to a 3.5kg disc!