Graupner motors

**teamstorm** · 1st July 2012, 16:00

If you want a powerful actuator that's going to lift something quickly you could take a look at the Duff Norton ones, we have two one for sale in the 'For Sale' thread

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As used in Force X, also curiously the first robot to use (and 'discover') the 35w Bosch Motors - if only I was on commision, the originals in Force X are still going strong (albeit with a brass gear to replace the naff plastic one that will fail)

**archie2000** · 13th July 2012, 17:55

ok a quick kind of update.
the stage i am at with the robot is my mum says she will let me have it if I am sure i know everything (pros and cons) of everything.
which i am thrilled with as normally the only answer is no.
so my set-up will be.
escheap85s
2/4 drills
i need advice on batteries and wheels as my budget isnt huge and i want someting usable in v2 of the bot.
6mm polycarb
giant cod tx and rx
sound good?
my mum found a 3/4mm polycarb box that looks great for an antweight. if not i will get some silicon seal and stick my fish in from the pond in the winter

also my mum found out at work that one of her workmates friends runs a scrap metal yard. yay
so i have found the advantages of the botbitz on that thread but are there anything esle convincing.
thanks

**harry hills** · 13th July 2012, 19:40

going to want more than 6mm polycarb

**psycho_fling** · 13th July 2012, 19:51

id say 6mm is perfectly fine both for base and armour

**archie2000** · 13th July 2012, 21:02

bearing in mind this robot.will be replaced by v2 by the champs
so no spinners

**archie2000** · 26th July 2012, 10:52

i have got my Argos drills now
wahoo.
what will i need to do to them?
are there any tutorials of how to do this as i have a very bad reputation of taking rings to bits and it not working.
thanks

**archie2000** · 26th July 2012, 10:57

i have found ellis's tutorial.
thanks

**archie2000** · 26th July 2012, 16:37

ok so now i have my motors.
they still have the torque changer bit on them which i think will be fine on max torque.
tomorrow i will start on the mounts (i have found some oak yay)
but i also have an old bosch drill that is 14.4v
what i thaught is that i can run the 12v argos drills off 14.4v so theyre nice and fast.
oly problem is that they dont hold charge.
is there a way i cam cycle them so they will hold better charge (should i store them in the fridge?)
oh yeah and it will all be made from 9-18mm plywood (because we have loads left) and a pine, oak and aluminium angle pieces which im sure will be almost overkill (if you doubt me wait till its built

)
thanks
archie