can these pass as powerlights?

[mattsdragons]

are these able to pass as powerlights, because if so, I AM USING THEM!

http://www.technobotsonline.com/sinewin ... hting.html

they are sinewinder lights (the ones used on buzzbar)

[gchachanidze]

I think you should be fine (emphasis on the think)

[Laser]

Yes they would, anything that makes a light that you can see counts.

[Anttazz]

I think thats what BuzzBar uses actually.

EDIT: Sorry didn't see that you said that already, oops.

[jonny]

[quote]All Featherweights, Lightweights, Middleweights, Heavyweights and Super Heavy Weights, must have at least one surface mounted non-filament power light that is illuminated when power is supplied to the robot (i.e. when the link is in). The power light can be any colour but must be non-flashing and be in contrast with it's surroundings./quote]

[psychostorm]

All Featherweights, Lightweights, Middleweights, Heavyweights and Super Heavy Weights, must have at least one surface mounted non-filament power light that is illuminated when power is supplied to the robot (i.e. when the link is in). The power light can be any colour but must be non-flashing and be in contrast with it's surroundings.

I'd say no. The power light is designed to tell whether the power from the batteries is live. The circuit should just be a connection from the link to the batteries to assure it could be nothing else failing, like a regulator or receiver.

[mattsdragons]

is there a clear answer?

[terry]

this cant be used for a power light as it takes its supply from the reciever, to many things could go wrong and the unit wouldnt work making people think the robot is dead.
you could still use this if you had another dedicated power light though.

[RogueTwoRobots]

The Sinewinder lighting is powered from the receiver, and is not connected directly to the main battery supply therefore I would say it doesn't reliably indicate if the robot is powered up. You can also control it from your transmitter (i.e. turn it on or off) and while you wouldn't really need to turn it off, if it does get turned off, it could lead people to believe that your robot is not live, when it actually is. I had a Sinewinder on Drumroll at a competition once and it kept cutting out mid-battle, so not a good indication of the robot's power state!

My advice would be to buy a proper LED such as: http://www.technobotsonline.com/led-24v ... inent.html

which would be connected to your main batteries and then have the Sinewinder connected to your receiver purely for the 'fancy' factor. The proper LED will be a lot brighter so should be more noticeable as an indicator of the power state of your robot, but just make sure at an event that the arena marshals are aware of what light represents what.

EDIT: What Terry said

[mattsdragons]

i think i might go for a pair of led's as powerlights then have one of the sinewinder's just because it looks good really