Team Psyclone: The Uprising (Of Build Diaries)

[TeamPsyclone]

Okay. After a long winter hibernation from robots, I am back again, and ready to ask my dad for some money. I've lately been busy programming a game, along with all sorts of stuff, but if I can, I will work on the robot. Anyway, a plan of action:
- Buy some scooter motors around 350-500w, and chain them up to the wheels, with appropriate shock absorbment
- Buy some other bits, and find someone who will kindly sell me a LP Ram for a HW
- Sort that out
- ???
- Profit (Of a hopefully functioning HW)

[TeamPsyclone]

So, in the meantime, of building a heavy, I plan on building a cheap-ish feather too, just to keep myself building, and to get back into this. I've already sketchup'd a design (Since I can't find my copy of Solidworks) and it looks alright ish, I already have the necessary materials to build the outer frame, but no way of controlling it. Has there been any new ESCS for feathers, beyond the TZ85a's and such?

[overkill]

For the motors you mentioned, the TZ85 is still the best value for money.

[TeamPsyclone]

That may be, but just in the nick of time, I've been offered some wheelchair motors, from a nearby mobility shop. Perfect. I don't know what they have in stock yet, but next time I pop up, they'll have something for me. Well, when we get a text through, that is.

So, step one done. Sort of.
Step two. I already have half a speed controller, can anyone tell me if I do actually need the £40 radio thingy from 4QD (I have the 4QD NCC) or if I can use the cheap, £8 same type of thing. Links below.

The expensivy one
The cheapo one (at the very bottom of the page, I assume the second board would work)

Thanks for any help.

[plargen]

you would need 2 of the cheapo ones and 2 servos to control them

[TeamPsyclone]

Could I possibly unsolder the pot, and replace it with a servo pigtail into a receiver, since the pot gives off a signal, and receives two power inputs? Or atleast I'd assume that. I also believe that there's another one, for remote pots, would that work?

[overkill]

Not a chance; The pot varies a a voltage level into the controller, while and R/C receiver sends a string of pulses. They are completely incompatible.

[TeamPsyclone]

So, the servo seems like the easiest way. Well, in a budget, it does. I don't have the budget to pay £40 for part of an esc, along with the other components. I may at some stage, but I also need weapons (Could anyone recommend an actuator capable of lifting heavies? I can't really afford pneumatics quite yet. And I'd rather try it on a feather first.)

[TeamPsyclone]

Oh, and completely off the topic of heavyweights, I have a little Sabertooth 2x5a, and when I plug it in, a blue light flashes in two set bursts. I'm not sure why, I'm certain I set everything up correctly, all the wires in the correct places the right way round. Any help?

EDIT: I fixed it. Not sure how, or what was wrong, but it suddenly decided to work. Weird.

[harry hills]

Blue light is supposed to flash. Its counting the lipo cells.