The Chevron Championship Series 2 - Medium Medium Speed Ones

[alex_holt]

When abouts are you intending to start this up? If I enter Tengu, Darkestar, Slammer and Achilles for now, and if you start writing this after my deadline Ill hopefully be able to get a revised Darkestar up before then, if not, the old one will have to do...

Same goes for otherweights, but they are obviously lower priority.

[joey_picus]

Checking of others...

Liam: Zero has inadequate batteries, but I think theres just enough weight left to assume it has enough.

SLAM! on the other hand has 60v LEMs, which although you dont like the rule is against the 48v nominal limit.

Other than that, all entries are okay.

Elliot: Voltage of the motors and thickness of the armour is kind of needed, but otherwise fine. *inwardly cheers at finding another Bottom fan*

Lewis: Mostly good entries, few issues with 60v LEMs here and there though.

Alex: I want to start it as soon as possible, but I can shuffle heats around so the revised Darkestar doesnt have to be in straight away. When is your deadline btw?

[dinowarrior]

I might as well enter, but I need time to check my entries.

[team_britespark]

Heres my lightweight entry!

Robot Name: Vincent
Dimensions (L x W x H): 60cm x 40cm x 25cm
Shape: Box with sloped sides and a rounded back.
Colour: Fluorescent green with a yellow flipper.
Weight: 27kg.
Drive: 2 x S28-150 MagMotors running at 24v, powered by 24v NiCad batteries.
Top Speed: 10mph maximum.
Wheels: 4 x aluminium wheel hubs coated in Vulcalon.
Armour: 4mm aluminium monocoque.
Weapon: A CO2 powered flipper, powered by 2 x 40mm bore, 60mm stroke ram. The gas is contained in a 1.1kg CO2 fire extinguisher and is contained at 850psi. According to Martijn€™s calculations (thanks, Marti!!), the flipper can hoist a maximum of 317kg (that€™s nearly 12 times it€™s own weight!) at the tip of the flipper, and potentially throw a lightweight robot into the atmosphere! The flipper is made from 5mm Aluminium checker-plate and resembles Atomic€™s flipper from series 7.
Turning Circle: 0m
Ground Clearance: 0mm at the front, 8mm at the back, 2mm at the sides.
Srimech: Flipper.


Mega thanks to Martijn for helping with the pneumatics calculations!

[alex_holt]

As it is, I think the end of the week starting the 12th...

[swimm3r]

For 60v Ill follow Lewis and just turn it down to 48v

[swimm3r]

Was going to enter the new Apocalypse in this, but seen as it isnt finished yet, hasnt been checked in the How Can I Improve and has very low ground clearance wouldnt be suitable for the gauntlet

[eene]

The armour on Sons of Thunder is 1mm thick to keep it within featherweight weight limits. A 24v Bosch drill motor will be the drive motors on both parts if such a thing exists

Bottoms armour is 2mm thick and also powered by 24v Bosch drill motors (Again, if they exist)

If you want any info on 259, Joker and Nightstalker, type in either the following on Youtube (I just type these in)

Robot Wars USA Joker (First Video)
Robot Wars Extreme Warriors (First Video)
Robot Wars Middleweight (Fifth Video on list)

Joker: Noble County, Indiana, USA
Nightstalker: Yuma, Arizona, USA
259: Essex, UK
My robots: Jersey

See you later. Does anyone still want to enter FRFFT: Series 2?