CALEI -JAC

**blazerbotics** · 8th January 2012, 13:49

would suggest you dont have you wheels that far forward, it will be impossible to drive.

**billy breach** · 8th January 2012, 16:35

the plate on the side is to protect the wheels.

I think it's just a crap drawing certainly when i've marked it out and drilled it out it doesn't seem that far in front... need to try it out and if its crap to drive may make it 4wd to make up for it.

i've been working away. fitted the fins that will hold the battery and the lifter arm botls to.

I have just sat the motors in to give a feel.

link is only fitted temp, i'll make a proper mount for it.

**razerdave** · 8th January 2012, 18:20

I think what Billy is trying to do is produce a razer and Hypno-disc/360 like effect where it steers around the front wheels to help keep the weapon pointed at the opponent.

**billy breach** · 8th January 2012, 23:06

correct. I was wanting the drive at the front where the lifter will be, as thats the way i'll be driving towards the other bots (hopefully)

a quick shelf for the link

**blazerbotics** · 8th January 2012, 23:15

i see what you are going for, but it will be impossible to drive, it will over steer like crazy, did this with the first Merlin and you end up constantly fighting the back end. Razer and Hypno got away with it for 2 reasons, first they were 4wd, second Hypno did because of the gryo forces meaning the disc didn't want to move so it would turn around the disc, Razer did it by having omni wheels on the back.

**billy breach** · 9th January 2012, 00:10

the more i think about it, the more i think youre right......I'll give it a run and see how it performs, but as you say if I end up fighting with the back end all the time, ill make it 4wd.