I'm not sure in the long run. For Deeside Harry is letting me use a Scorpion XL. For testing before then I might throw in T2's tz85's or maybe the old Electronizes. I do have some 10a Botbitz now but I'd fully expect to fry them if I were to use those in this.
Could go a halfway house and nab a set of the new 30a Botbitz, if they'd fit!
Thanks both.
Brushless motor and speedo ordered, along with 3 belts, 2 large pulleys and a single motor pulley.
Also ordered a BEC for Gonzales, which currently sits like this:
Tonight might see a test drive...
After a true first test drive being completely useless, with the Elctronize test speedos on variable pwm, meaning their low end control was rubbish, I was actually pretty disheartened. It didn't appear to have a chance of being controllable.
Today I tweaked the speedos some and, despite their clunky nature, managed to get it driving to a point where a video was worth it:
Extra points for the box of electronics taped on top!
Will be getting a Scorpion XL kindly put forward by Harry for Deeside, and I still have hopes to get a gyro in there. Add the centre of gravity being improved, as the electronics gradually relocate actually inside the body, and the overkill nature of it might become remotely usable.
You need to try fit it with traction control, that would solve all your drive problems, I think...
Internal space is the limiting factor. At this rate, if I go for a gyro, it'll probably have to sit outside the main chassis, behind the scoop...
There are dozens of cheap options on Ebay to get a gyro in there and play with it, such as this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-RC-Hel...50839523377%26
What would people recommend? Do those things work, or are they too cheapy to be worth it?
Head lock gyro not very good for combat, it will turn you back to the direction you were facing when you armed up when your fingers are off the stick. Not good if you're near a pit.
GWS P-03 is worth it's cost, and a gyro switcher as well (invertable robots need it).
Can't believe I'm saying this but, work on the beetle spinner has begun very briefly tonight. Bent a piece of 6mm hdpe into a 240mm long channel.
So that's 8 days left to build it top to bottom. And hobbyking have only just dispatched the weapon motor and ESC. I expect that to take at least 7 days to get here.
Last minute robot building hoorah!
Ladies and gentlemen, you have no idea how much pestering that took to get him to do that and start the bloody build haha
Before cutting the HDPE I had one final stab at making a "proper" hub for the wheels. Without the right tools it's dead difficult to get something square, so this is a bit wonky, but some of you might recognise the attachment method for the wheel.
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