Team Eventorizon: Build Diary

[overkill]

Time to buy a net gun:



You know you want to!

[maddox10]

Can't park a house robot on a feather spinner, they are never run with heavyweights in the arena, but its an option at most other events.

If a feather goes out of control, throwing in a heavy/housebot to shorten the waiting time and increase audience satisfaction is a viable option.

As for me going in to get it, I would at least try with a hook on a stick because it is actually possible, but if we are going down that route doesn't it make the whole idea of a 'safety' link pointless?

Safe, war machines, out of control. Where comes the word safety in the equation?

I have lost control of Binky when she had an Orange RX inside her and I got interference from the nearby Wifi (and I think the armour was too thick for the RX to cope). I had her driving around with the disc on and then she went to full throttle on the weapon. I had someone go and get a window opening hook and I was able to pull the link with no problem. Try pulling the same trick with 720 or LS4.

I'm not going to put a stick in the neighborhood of Valkiri 2's disk if that goes balls out. Let the batteries run out, the speedo will cut out if the voltage drops. But with 8000mAh, it will be a long wait. I rather would trow in Bullfrog over the side and have that deal with it.

If it does go crazy then if our main solution at an event is to wait then we could be there for an hour. I span Binky up yesterday and the disc took 2 minutes to spin down, that means I got most of the friction out of the system, ergo that could spin for 30 minutes at maximum speed while the motor only idled to maintain the speed.

11.1 Stopping Time
The spinning element of any rotational weapon must spin down to a full stop in under 60 seconds.

[Eventorizon]

Been through this before.

Also I'm happy with his link placement from a possible opponent's standpoint at least

Thank you harry, someone else is on my happy go lucky wave length this morning! But just to make sure I am printing a small cover, 6mm thick, solid fill ABS. Wont stop weapons but should at least lower the chance of a direct hit.

Binky Link Cover Makerbot.jpg

[Eventorizon]

11.1 Stopping Time
The spinning element of any rotational weapon must spin down to a full stop in under 60 seconds.

As Harry pointed out, Grant has his reasons for ignoring this rule. Strangely Binky has never had to sit and wait for its weapon to spin down even during a fight as its last hit has always stopped the disc/put it out the arena.

[Mouldy]

You bought a 3d printer then? I was more concerned that you had each wire for the link passing through a seperate drilled hole in the lid with no grommets etc

[razerdave]

I was just raising a point. I was unaware they were ignoring the rules. Last thing I want is for you to get disqualified for it, that's all. Thinking of you Alex .

[harry hills]

Alex, didn't you print your own timing pulleys? How did that go?

[Eventorizon]

You bought a 3d printer then? I was more concerned that you had each wire for the link passing through a seperate drilled hole in the lid with no grommets etc

I have put as much electrical tape as I can on the cable. Yes, I aught to use grommets but you have to buy them in box's of 500 off RS and the tape worked well last time.

And no worries Dave, I know you meant well. That said I can't get an LED on the weapon side of the power system cos everything I have put in there has been cooked by the high voltage so I hope Binky wont get failed for that. Drive has an LED though so hopefully that is enough.

[Eventorizon]

Alex, didn't you print your own timing pulleys? How did that go?

Excellently! Great profile, stupidly lightweight, more compact and much stronger that I expected. I am hoping to give C3 its first drive today so I will let everyone know how they cope.

[blazerbotics]

Maplin do grommets in packs of 10. I would say you need an LED on the weapon side as well if they're 2 independent systems.