I wasnt talking about the roaming robots roof....
I meant the robotwars roof.....
lol.
Cant imaging vortex hitting your roof would make your day Jonno, but if you want to run Im more than happy
Cheers
A quick request for clarity please
Having read and re-read the FRA safety guidelines, and with all the troubles at robotwars Im still confused.
I have a featherweight Id like to enter into competition.
Do I need a link (yes as far as I know) do I need a failsafe? (no as far as I know)
Do I need a seperate reciever switch as I run battery aliminators that kill the reciever when the links out.?
Its pnematic, and I know Ill need the full pressure relief valve from technobots, but do I also need the burst valve? I know its better to fit bot, but if I dont need both I can use the weight saved.
Finally, my feather is capable of possibly throwing some heavyweights out of the (rw) arena (yes, really) so do any of the featherweight rules change in this circumstance?
Just want to clarify as Im fighting for every gram soon.
James ...To the best of my knowledge ...ALL co2 bottles have a burst / rupture disc as standard equipment.
Hence ....You wont need to buy or add a rupture disc.
if your running your rx through a BEC, then you dont need the switch as the link will kill the RX.
you will have to have the burst disc, as this will protect the bottle when not connected to the system. A bottle would fail the saftey test without the disc (i would of thought).
All events that i know of require failsafe, due to the danger now concered with fathers (ie vortex, you wouldnt want it running around without a failsafe!). This year and last i got checked for FS at robot wars, im sure they wouldnt have let me in without.
is your system full or low pressure?
I have heard people say that some receivers output a burst of random data when you turn them on. If you use the link to supply power to the receiver and drive/weapon system at the same time, you might get a burst of movement when you plug it in.
A receiver power switch which is independent of the link would eliminate this by giving the receiver time to settle down before power is supplied to the drive and weapon systems.
Actually, a receiver also produces random data if your transmitter is off, unless its PCM ofcourse. Your failsafe should provide plenty protection agains start-up conditions.
Well, no. In my experience a failsafe will not protect agaisnt a startup glitch if power to the system is on before the receiver power is on.
A cheap RC-switch will trigger on power up (or down). But this as nothing to do with random receiver data at startup. Just dont use cheap rc-switches. A mistake is easily made.
do I need a failsafe? (no as far as I know)
Answer is yes James. In the FRA rules and Roaming Robots Rules. I would advise to have one. You will need one at Inspire.
I am worried about that you are boasting you have a powerful feather flipper, able to flip a heavy out of the RW arena - and you think you do not need a fail safe - very worrying James.
Mr Stu
The FRA rules can be found at:
http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/buildrules.htmhttp://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/buildrules.htm
For anyone that hasnt read them.
These will be in effect at the majority of live events in the UK from 01/01/04
Regards
FRA admin team
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