29th December 2007 - Robo Challenge at Thinktank

[robotwars]

hey hey hey.... mr little john.... dont volenteer me into things like that !!!

:sad:

[Andy]

Adrian, dont know if youre thinking of us as wed mentioned teaming up with you but Push n Shove is 11kg so is too heavy to go with Prodigy Evo:sad:

[ady]

ok cheers Andrew, if i cant sort out a partner on the day, my team will consist of me, bring it on!!

adrian stick it on 24v

rips a tuff little thing


pre match banter its gotta start

11 days to go

[RogueTwoRobots]

Pre-match banter eh? Alright then

Us Scots do things rough - expect no mercy!!
(Hope Gary agrees )

[ady]

cant beat a good bit of banter, John putting it on 24v may just make it a very expensive grinder and too fast for the teeth to engage, its a case of testing both and see what works best. i think 12v will be fine though that is scary enough for me.
one thing i have found is that i have never had a robot drive so nice, im only using the sabertooth xxl speedo, its so much more acurate, i was only used to the old electronize speedos in my old feathers.

(Message edited by ady on December 18, 2007)

There is an easy solution for it al be it not a cheap one. Get the disk motors on a single direction speed controller like a Victor 883 SC, spin up at full throttle and once its going get the stick back to 50% making it roughly 12V.

On the other hand, getting the disk on 12v saves about 750 grams in weight. That might help for finding a tag teammate.

[Kenny]

help!!

has anyone got 2 1/2 bsp to 1/4bsp male thread reducers what is going to this event, the shop where i get mine from are closed for christmas already??

[ady]

cheers leo, it will be something i will consider in the new year, i am planning upgrades for next event such as titanium armour. i always get these last minute probs! and they are also ones that baffle everybody, its never straight forward with me

Kenny, probably got a couple at work I could borrow will have a look tomorrow. Do you need them before the event, or is on the day good enough? Also is that male to male?

(Message edited by geeza on December 19, 2007)