Robo Challenge - 2013 FRA UK Featherweight Championships!

[psychostorm]

[james...venom]

Hey we made a brushless Ploughbot first! Lol

So you have seen the entry list, before the draw starts who do you think will be in the top ten?

Here's my guess -

Nst
Explosion
Vortex
B2
Drumroll
Lf3
Galactus
Tiny Toon
Ls4
Predator ... Possibly?

[psychostorm]

NST,
Boner,
Satanix,
Predator (easy heat - see Venom 2012),
Tormenta,
Rip off,
Cobalt,
Tiny Toon,
Inertia XL
Explosion FTW

[Danjr1]

Name: Robob
Weight: 13.5kg (I think, really should weigh it)
Drive: four Argos drill sets, 24:1 gearing with gimson 18v motors running at 6s
Weapon: none, just a simple parallelogram inevitable wedge
Armour and Chassis: fully welded 5mm steel front, back and sides. 3mm steel top and bottom
Notes: is my first champs, just plan to survive and come home intact

[PJ-27]

Do the Gimson motors just replace the Argos ones? I assumed the Argos motors would have some bizarre standard of pinion gear.
I also assumed they would have a 36:1 gearatio.

[Danjr1]

Yup! You use the spare parts that gimson robotics offer to change the ratio from 36:1 to 24:1. All the motors on sale should fit too.

[PJ-27]

Ah ok, so the only thing that remains from argos is the plastic housing.

[Danjr1]

The plastic housing, axle bit, 2nd stage gears and sun gear. Basically your chaging the motor, pinion, first stage gears and gear carrier.

[PJ-27]

Ooh that's good to know. First stage on my 18v drills are plastic so looks like I should be able to swap them out and get a more desirable gear ratio.

[james...venom]

If anyone missed out of the champs please do let me know so we can add you to the reserves list. Most importantly if anyone will need to pull out please let me know asap as there are teams really wanting a place. We currently have to find a space for Turisas as their entry didnt come through until after sign ups closed.

The current reserves list is -

Shane Swan
Push n Shove