Team Saint Robot Builds

[daveimi]

Do you find that you're gearboxes take a battering with the large wheels and everything? Erm, I mean with the size of them/pressure on the hubs and stuff? Can't decide whether to leave wheels exposed or not on our ramshackle rubbish heavy lol. Really digging your robots.

[daveimi]

Ok thank you Do you use live axles on your thwack robots or dead axles?

[craig_colliass]

Have you ever taken your robot out of the back of the van/car and thought "I really must tidy the old robot up a bit!" well that happened to me so I have decided to change the rubber armour retaining strips (colour coded)


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One side is done the other blanked out ready for fitting

[craig_colliass]

Starting to develop ideas for a new weapon for a feather.

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The idea is simple low rev-high torque drive with a carbide tooth cutting disc

[craig_colliass]

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It's hard to see but just above the servo wires is the BEC link I decided to disable the BEC on Cherub and run a seperate unit as I was having some small problems with the weapon motor all seems good now
Also I think I heard some where the BEC on this unit can cause the speed controller to fail!

[SamO]

You need to reprogram those Tz85's Craig, what your describing is quite a well known problem. We had to do it last for Endeavours ESC's. It seemed a pretty straight forward process to us

[craig_colliass]

I had a look through the build pictures for Cherub, and found over time the inner parts have changed.

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[craig_colliass]

Thanks again Sam for sorting the speed controllers out, nice to be able to run a robot on the grass isn't it. the wheels looked a bit bent I may have to make some more soon, it is over due for a new body style and so on. I am thinking of getting some Spectrum DSM2 compatible receivers (Rx) The orange range looks ok, what is the one most people are happy with?
thanks

Craig

[razerdave]

Having the new code will fix most issues, but you can adjust the rates on a DX6i to compensate. However, if you want full power, I suggest getting the code changed. Dan Laybourn, SamO, John Lear have all reprogrammed their controllers, worth asking who's coming . It does require soldering wires on to program it though.

[shakesc]

Nope , you can avoid the wire soldering. I bought a processor clip for reprogramming makes life a lot quicker.
I can bring it to Guildford