23rd/24th September 2006 - XFM at the National Space Center

[storm]

You can over-volt anything you want, as long as the stock motor is a 150w motor.

Doesnt say what you can/cant do to the motor, just states what its rate power should be.

Ed
http://www.teamstorm.comhttp://www.teamstorm.com

[ewan]

hmmm I think some thinking needs to be done on those rules, but hey Im happy for the pimp to run

[ewan]

Oh yes, was going to ask, are there any leads on that sidewinder Ed just so I know what to bring? Cheers

[killercarrot]

What about using one of these sweet little watt meters..
http://www.overlander.co.uk/detail.asp?categoryid=85&ID=544http://www.overlander.co.uk/detail.a...ryid=85&ID=544

[geoff]

Ah!.. Over-volted gold motors...
I love the smell of burning armatures in the morning!!

Good luck with the new Cadet Class guys.

Ewan - sidewinder is factory standard.

Ed

speaking of which, if i work into the night, ewans new sidewinder will be in the post first thing tommorrow.
Thats everyone now, except Ed
There is a replacement here, if you return it.

Im going up tommorow so my replacement wont arrive in time for the event. Its never really got warm in this robot despite thouroughly burning out a motor before I had fans in (which luckily went open circuit) so running an unmodified one over the weekend shouldnt be a problem I dont think.

Ill bring some ring connectors for your sidewinder Ed which should do the job temporarily.

[jamesb]

i would strongly suggest soldering wires into Eds unit if you are going to use it. Bolting to the board is NOT a recommended solution (even though it was previously suggested by the manufacturer), which was very nicely demonstrated by the spectacular failure in stiff breeze.

With preserving your sidewinder as my motivation, I advise that, if you MUST use this faulty unit, solder the wires only, ensure the soldered connections are good, turn the current limit to full (ie, switch off) and if possible put a fuse inline on the battery in line.

Best of luck.

Am I missing something here? The email has gone out with details of people who have requested accommodation but there are no details as to where the accommodation is :sad:
Is there anyone who can enlighten me?