SMIDSY is going to be with Jonno and it ended up being a parts and labour exchange rather than a cash deal so very hard to say really.Originally Posted by gravity
Jonno has said he is hoping to have it running with spinner for portsmouth which should be really cool.
Andy
I'd like to see him with new jaws instead of the wedge. Without the jaws of doom, SMIDSY is just Spider Rico!
Smidsy was always one of my favourite robots, and he does need jaws.
Too right mate.
I would have leapt in here for it, just had other things going on so I didn't check this forum. Figures.
Hmmmmm! Yeah, ok SMIDSY would be better with the jaws, that's fine but the problem nowadays is the stregnth and speed of the robots is significantly higher than when it was competing in Robot Wars.
We used the linear actuator in one fight and after that ditched it. The main reason being that the scoop got hit by someone driving into it when it was up and it bent the rack for the actuator after pushing it back into the gearbox and pulling all the guts from inside the gear box.
I really don't mind taking damage. Thor at Guildford did about 250 pound worth of damage to hydra in a single fight but for a competition robot I don't think that having something which breaks every fight and costs about 100pounds to fix is common sense. The rack itself is 45pounds without even looking in the gearbox.
Maybe now it's not in open competition Jonno will bring back the jaws. All the fixtures are in place ready for it and the gearboxes are there should he wish. Personally I'd settle for the spinner back as that plus brute force was always its main weapon anyway.
All being well the spinner will be running at Portsmouth, but not enough hours in the day at the moment !!!
SMIDSY has left the building
(and John knows far more about building a stermy archer (bicycle drum gears) gearboxes than he every thought he would
OK, been sorting stuff out and this is going to take a few posts but it's January Sale time!!
First up we have the transmitters:
2 x hobbyking 2.4ghz sets complete with receiver. Nice starter set and cheap receivers if you can get them. No mixer though. Cheapish build quality but you get what you pay for. £15 each.
Same as this one but a slightly earlier set: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor ... oduct=8338
1 x Spektrum DX6. It's a mode 1 set which has had the spring moved so you can use single stick on the right hand side. Has battery in it too. £45
2 x Spektrun DX5e's. Both had the channel 5 switch replaced for something a bit more durable than they come with normally. £30each
Postage is extra but we can take to events (Barnsley and Leicester)
Next up are the chargers & power supplies:
5 x Ripmax Supernova chargers. Does 1-15nicd/nimh cells and runs off 12v power supply. £25each
1 x modified computer power supply unit. will charge about 100 antweight batteries or about a 7.2v nimh battery when using the supernova chargers. If you want it let meknow and you can buy Luke and Colin an ice cream or something.
2 x Astroflight 112delux chargers. One has the dial thingy broken off but easily adjustable with thumb or you can replace it easily. Apart from that it works fine - £60. One has a dodgy screen. The left half clearly shows the current settings etc but the right hand is broken and unreadable works fine though - £40
6 x A123 lipodapters for charging A123 batteries using any nimh charger (including the supernova's above). Nice and easy to use some fitted with bananna plugs, some with grey andersons. £22 each
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