about attaching the body etc......!
The lid is bolted ontop, once this is undone and removed then all the components are easily accessible. If you wanted to add an extra armour shell, then either welding or bolting would be fine.
there is no way you can blow them up!
sorry to sound like a party pooper here, but I know for a fact this is not the case.
RC wars (when I was paying half the replacement costs) blew many of them up at RAF cosford last year, and I personally blew one last week.
They are quite good, but they are not the holy grail of speedos
We had the old version ones then james. I use the latest version.
Having spoken to my manufacturer they have said they are confident you cant blow one up. if you try to pull too much power through them the speedo will shut down rather than smoke up. if one does gets blown up somehow they will be replaced free of charge.
James Cooper
Robo Challenge
*Takes ball of paper and lights it onfire and puts it in the speedo*
See it can let out smoke
JB-The speedcontrollers used in the earlier kits were the origional version. RoboChallenge now have the new version with a garantee! if somehow they do blow up, you get another one free so even if it did blow up its not too bad.
Ian- Just try getting paper in them
Was is the difference between stored pressure and working pressure in a pneumatic system? Would you put a servo on the regulator?I forget, would you need a servo for the speed controller? I joined the Robot Club at school.
Q1- http://www.teamdavinci.com/understanding_pneumatics.htmhttp://www.teamdavinci.com/understanding_pneumatics.htm
Q2- No
Q3- Most speed controllers use a direct interface to the receiver.. so in general ..NO SERVO.
http://www.4qd.co.uk/robot/start.htmlhttp://www.4qd.co.uk/robot/start.html
(Message edited by woody on September 13, 2005)
Thanks, but that link just confuses me even more. How would you fire the flipper?
Kevin, I use an Electronize switch pluged into my RC receiver to activate a solenoid valve in my robot. It really is simple once you have done it once.
I like Pauls guidance notes on pneumatics http://www.technobots.co.uk/http://www.technobots.co.uk/ Home Support / Find Us
Reread any information you dont understand. Good luck.
quote James Cooper
We had the old version ones then james. I use the latest version.
Having spoken to my manufacturer they have said they are confident you cant blow one up. if you try to pull too much power through them the speedo will shut down rather than smoke up. if one does gets blown up somehow they will be replaced free of charge.
quote grant cooper
JB-The speedcontrollers used in the earlier kits were the origional version. RoboChallenge now have the new version with a garantee! if somehow they do blow up, you get another one free so even if it did blow up its not too bad.
Ian- Just try getting paper in them
Thanks guys, nice to know I can get 2 replies confirming the same thing when I ask questions. Thats what I call service (theres another e-mail in your inbox by the way JC)
Yes, I know all about the products from mtronics, and I know all about the new ones, of which I recently had one blow up. Its nice to see that you have a gurantee that when one blows up you will replace it free, im sure any roboteer that buys them from you will be very happy to have that in writing. By the way, if they dont blow up, why would that gurantee be made? They made the same gurantee to us with the old speedos and they refused to replace those because of our unique use of them in robots. I know how bitter I felt with wads of cash sitting in a box smelling of smoke, when wed had the same promise of unblowable
Just trying to clarify to the roboteering public here that the warrenty you offer must be made in writing and is a robochallenge warrenty, just in case mtronics dont replace the product (again)
Did I mention by the way that it was the 12v 25A continuous controllers that blew up running a 7.2v motor with a 1A stall current???
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