Over a year. It's been over a year since I last made any effort towards even thinking about building a robot. Well, I want to say I haven't ever given in completely. I've kept up to date on YouTube and read a few posts on here. Nothing much, but I haven't completely given up.

Anyway, yes I'm still here. Yes, I still want to build a robot. No, I haven't really done anything yet. I've made excuses to myself already and now I'm more determined than ever. I've bought a crappy, cheap soldering iron which won't last me but it works at least and, as ever, I have a few questions:

If my battery is rated 2650mAh with a c-rating of 20-30 than my max current amp draw is 79.5A (i.e. 2.65A x 30), right? But, according to razerdave from a year ago, I shouldn't be pulling anything like that. Apparently I need a fuse rated for around half the max amp draw, right? So, around 40 or 50 amps?

And then, what about wire? It's a fundamental part of a robot which nobody seems to mention on here. What sort of wire do I need that can handle 40 to 50 amps? I've gone a bought some crappy 7-0.2mm wire from Maplin and I've realised that's not going to cut the mustard. The website says that wire can only take 1.4 amps. Am I going to need some pretty heavy duty wire, like the ones coming out of my tz85as? Where can I get some?

One final thing - what's the name of that red plug that most people use for their removable link?

I've come to realise that it's better to ask stupid questions than to sit like a lemon because you don't know the answers and that the value of my equipment is really in the experience, even if it's just the experience of building something and wiring it wrong, rather than in the equipment itself. I'm now willing to build a robot or break stuff trying.