Bulldog Breed

[mattsdragons]

I know its all running on 2.4ghz now, but it looks old school and everyone knows that old school is awesome

[mattsdragons]

Fixed the tyres on Bulldog yesterday, gave everything a clean and its now all ready for Guildford! :twisted:

Hope too get at least one robot over the other side of the arena but shall wait and see

[mattsdragons]

Back and unloaded after what I consider a successful event

First fight my dump valve got left open slightly so it wasnt firing the rams but was a good combat test, got a great battle scar from scorpion as his axe went satraight through my Ti plate

Second fight was the most sucessful and im now confident that it drives, flips and can flip other robots as well as self-right

Sadly I only got in 2 fights with bulldog as wires on my Roboteq came loose and it was too much brain surgery too do before the last fight but was still a great day

I now know how too improve bulldog in terms of reliability as well as rationalising the wiring

Massive thanks too Mike Lambert, Jonny and the terminal forocity team for trying too get bulldog going again but thanks too you all I now know exactly what must be done

[mattsdragons]

Few pics of the electrics set up that I believe is giving me the issues

[jonny]

get rid of all the rubbish and just have the roboteq going into rx (using official lead) and valves controlled by a rc switch

[Anttazz]

Thats a nightmare.

Whats the purpose of all the wee beasties next to the gyro? I'd go with Jonny, strip it out and go Roboteq=>rx with a real lead and from the Roboteq straight into the motors and have a couple of battleswitches for weapon control. If you really want a gyro get it working first then plug the gyro back in.

[mattsdragons]

I think it needs a bit of an overhaul, may still be good tech but was built when some stuff wasnt avalible.

Have too figure out how I would wire it before I go buying things but the black thing is a little 2a relay but god knows what its for

Would like too keep the gyro but need too figure out how its all wired and works first

Think I need:

New roboteq plug
Battle switch
New Bec

[mattsdragons]

[blazerbotics]

Why do you need a BEC, the Roboteq has one built in? Don't bother with a gyro, you shouldn't need one.

Be careful with battleswitches, they have a habit of mis-firing.

[mattsdragons]

What would you recommend?

Im open for opinions on what people think needs doing, adding and taking out etc. Know it needs some rationalising but not quite sure what should stay and go

also, anyone got a clue too what the circuit is in the ali box? Forgot too ask and cant figure it out