Winter tour.

[leorcc]

At XFM H2 had its wheels to much in the centre which made the drive of H2 very nervous, specially without a gyro. For Robochallenge we had put the wheelbase 2 inches further to the back and the drive was a lot better then. Unfortunatly I didnt get a chance to show it because I blew the speed controller by putting the charger reversed on the controller instead of on the battery. Bu I guess the motors on Wedgie are in the same spot so it proves the drive was in the right place this time.

Now to get the drive of H3 sorted.

[andrewmahoney]

Hi Leo, you are right about the drive....its in a perfect position. It controlled really well aside from my little wheel problem.It could even out-turn Beauty.. The only problem I have is that by mounting the wheels where you put them, it increases the over all height of Wedgie, by the height of the wheels. So, if I want a body shell to go from low level to as high as possible, I end up using more material which means more weight!Ideally I would like to enclose the ram inside the body like Little Flipper or Beauty.Dont know why because it works very well as it is !

The rams on all Hannibalitos are pretty much the strongest parts on the robot anyway. We never bothered with armouring it. If you see Hannibalito 1 in its first version the robot was only 10cm high armoured all round, and the ram towering out the centre.

[andrewmahoney]

I have a lasting impression of my first event,with little hitter punching holes in cyberon:sad: so i guess im afraid of being damaged by an over head axe.

The top plate of your ram is 15mm, theres not much little hitter can do to that except hit a bungee.

[andrewmahoney]

So what your saying is dont mess with something that works well.... i agreei will have a think about it.
can you tell me what material was on hb3 at the uk champs,i liked the idea of moulded and welded armour.is it hard to do?

H III used the same stuff as H II. HDPE. Only difference is thickness. In H II some parts were 10mm and most 5mm. In H III most is 10mm.
And no, with the right tools its not difficult to work with.
But the welding equipment is £££.

Thanks Mario,i will look it up.

Hi Mario,
Been looking in to hot air welding,considering the cost todate in aluminium fabrication I think its a good investment.So before I buy would you have a look at this make of welder on ebay the make and model seem to be the most popular.Could you also recommend a suitable attatchment to weld 10mm hdpe,and last of all what size welding rod.
What would I do without you!
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[craig_colliass]

I have got The Saint €œfit for purpose€ in other words getting thrown out of the arena again, really looking forward to seeing the RR crew and the other roboteers and Teams for a weekend of fun at Portsmouth Im staying at the Travelodge Portsmouth any one else booked in there? Because of family commitments I cannot make the next dates on the winter tour but I hope to be around for the 2008 season.

See you there.