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haz
Joined: 15 Aug 2011
Posts: 169
yeah sure just let me get through robots live tomorow and i will take some pics of the carcass
Sun Sep 04, 2011 3:52 am
haz
Joined: 15 Aug 2011
Posts: 169
well, my feather did.....not so well yesterday one of the wheels is pretty bent now, at first i thought it was just the wheel that was bent (an easy fix with a hammer ) but i have now found that the shaft of the motor is also bent so i have to replace them both. probably a good thing, it didnt seem that powerful in the arena as it should be.
manage to get one of the motors out but i can get the other off without taking the wheel off also which is araldited on, bugger
any ideas on how to get the wheel off without damaging it or the motor?
Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:04 pm
Philip Experienced Roboteer
Joined: 18 Jun 2004
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Location: Queensland near Brisbane
You could try heating the Araldite and hope the wheel doesn't melt first. Do you have any videos of your fights? _________________ So even the rain that falls isn't actually going to fill our dams and our river systems
Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:16 pm
Glen Experienced Roboteer
Joined: 16 Jun 2004
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Hacksaw it off, smack yourself on the wrist and don't araldite a damn wheel on again
Super dodgey mode i'd try clamp the wheel in a vice and see if you can quickly hit the motor with 12v or whatever it uses and hope it jolts loose real quick (don't leave it on long or you'll burn out the motor quick smart) _________________ www.demon50s.com - Minimoto parts
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Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:19 pm
haz
Joined: 15 Aug 2011
Posts: 169
ive got a genaral video of the event and some damage from bits if thats any good?
both of my 2 fights (one of which i was driving the bot) ended the same way rammed by the 250kg house robot against the wall and then put on the floor flipper
Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:21 pm
haz
Joined: 15 Aug 2011
Posts: 169
not me who put the wheels on!
or who decided to drill holes in the wheel aswell
Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:24 pm
haz
Joined: 15 Aug 2011
Posts: 169
started the rebuid yesterday, i replaced the esc with a scorpion xl to help with my bloody awful driving and replaced the drills with...um.... more drills this time they are 12v so a little more powerfull i may run 'em on 18v for a bit more power
Joined: 16 Jun 2004
Posts: 11802
Location: Sydney, NSW
That looks like money well spent! The increased speed will really help and the lifter looked faster as well.
Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:26 am
haz
Joined: 15 Aug 2011
Posts: 169
yeah, now it jams faster! in the video i was running with the slower setting on the dx5e so with it on full it should nip along nicely.
coming up to £300 (about $500 ausd?) on this robot
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