ok, that sounds like a good idea, but i dont have a wikki acount so if someone could please do it for me??? (i will put in for one but still)

i have got one drill done (finally)
but the other screw got stripped so i have made a few "adjustments" as nick sugested i have "found" a wire pulled out :roll
i am going to take it back and get a new one soon, (it turns out a 710 drill is stronger than me )
and the IBC still isnt here

the ibc has arived (yay) and i have the replacement motor
i have cut the peices out for the shell but the welder now dos not work
does anyone know what is rong when a welder is turned on (i can hear it working) then when you go to weld you get no spark??

I am guessing you are talking AC stick welder, bad connection where cable bolts to earth clamp is not unusual, A temp overload tripping out or loosing contact will stop it buzzing so wont be that, check for continuity with a multi meter as in ac voltage on output.
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i have been busy welding/screwing/cutting/soldering/destroying/searching (ext ect) and i am almost finished. tomorw it will be perfect (cutting it close i know)
and its confirmed team Braindead will be there so expect us

bah this is robot wars, your doing well having it finished before turning up to the event.
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its alive (i hope)
i have screw welded and soldered all day (from 7 AM till now) and i have finished, although i am not sure that it will work as my controler has no battery power, finger crossed.
if it doesnt work will anyone be able to wire up the ibc for me?? i have the power running through it (it has a little yellow light i never saw before) but im not sure about the motors.

i guess well just have to wait and see

Sid,
If it doesn't work bring it along, we're always happy to help out

the welder: the hand clamp thingo (were you put the rods) was buggerd but we fixed it (kinda)

i will bring the triangular WL to robowars

BUT

just my luck the frame for the bot was shorting out the IBC (and the wheels couldnt fit in )
so dad and i set at building a new frame, we got to ideas and i descided to cheat, you guy will have to wait till tomorow to see the new frame (this is about the 100th design for this bot )

after going to robowars and seeing and driving (thanks Gary) some sobots i have made some severe alterations to my plans so

Builder : Sid

Driver : Sid

Class : FeatherWeight

Chassis/Armour : a stainless steel gas bottle

Weapon : a thwack axe and a scoop (unpowered)

Drive : Scooter motors



once again not a colour scheme

light blue = bottle
red = wheels
green = scoop
brown = axe
yellow = scooter motor
dark blue = IBC
grey = batteries

the axe will only be on there if there is enough weight, the scoop however will stay, the robot wont have any "active" weapons but the scoop will be able to push other robots in to the side of the ring (hopfuly) giving me agression points, also if the axe does fit in, then i can spin like IG does to take out the wheels

coments, critique are all quite welcome.
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Not invertible and cant self right so chances of wining big event very low.


Thanks for driving Rat, you did a really good job with him getting him further in the comp than normal though to be fair to his old driver Rod this was his first time out with the Spectrum and he always suffered radio glitching before.
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thanks for letting me drive it

it is invertable the axe should have enough weight to pull the back end down, that should be enough to get the wheels (which stick out the back) to touch the ground
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Gday again folks, He is back.
I have got some new radio gear and it works And dad managed to pick up one motor (only one left now) i plan to wire it up and get everything working before making the bot shell thou, i know that this one will be a boring wedge bot unless i have enough time/money to make it better.

[more updates to come tomorrow]
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