Tantibus: The Swiss Army Feather

[Danny B]

Running two separate packs for drive and weapon is a common approach, but usually for larger voltage differences. Running a 5s for drive and 6s for weapon seems a little pointless (5s fully charged is 21V). Running on a single 6s pack would be more logical and just put dual rates on if you want to limit the voltage on the drive motors.

Point taken, I didn't consider dual rates. I've just tracked down a 5000mah 6s that should be plenty for any drive/weapon combo, and still weight 400g less than the 2 separate batteries.

By the way, how long is the axe on Onyx? Mine would be 35cm from axle to tip, geared 5:1 ratio, and I just want to be sure whether that's adequate for self-righting.

[Danny B]

UPDATE

I've started on the axe, and progress is pretty good. Turns out Hardox 500 isn't so bad to work with so long as you have an angle grinder and a pillar drill with some cobalt bits.
Anyway, I've made the shaft and bolted on the head (see below). The look reminds me of Behemoth's old axe from back in the day. Total weight is a nice meaty 1.2kg.
I've also acquired all of my HDPE for the chassis, all I need is to find someone with a table saw to cut it to shape. All being well, I should have an assembled chassis and working weapon within the next month!

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