Carried on from the FW database thread as it was getting seriously off topic: translational drift spinner stuff goes here!

Quote Originally Posted by knightrous
Quote Originally Posted by Metal Demons
I'd be inclined to say that by reducing the duty cycle you allow yourself to overvolt the motor even more, thereby getting the same average power output ;-)
More batteries = more weight I'm currently using this method to get more power and speed, I stepped up from 19.8v to 39.6v and I'm starting to limit of the motor (12v motor @ near 40v). If I could run that motor at full power all the time, I could get away with probably 26.4v instead to get the same power.

Hmm, maybe we need a Melty Brain thread instead of OT'ing this thread:P
Yep, but hinged wheels + whatever mechanism is required to position them = more weight, too and the Whyachi-style idea isn't invertible. Plus, more moving parts to go wrong on impact...

I foresee the only way to resolve this argument is to each build a melty-brain spinner and fight - I have a whole other robot to do first though! I'll be building a little 2 wheeled test platform soon, though, in order to work on software...