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Philip
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Marauder uses 18 volt Ozito drills and batteries.

Post Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:57 pm 
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i would suggest the gws nicad charger. charges up to around 6 amps with anything up to 3 amps super fast charge.

bout 75 but worth it i reckon
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ah that puts paid to those two plans then... is there any difference between the ozito drills and the cheaper xu1s?
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Ah, bugger the Omni and the GWS, get a Triton! Worth the expence Cool

How about you bought a few extra 18v drills and charged all the drill packs up and you just change them between battles and you can have one charging, one in the bot and one ready to go in the bot.
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Well if you want some spare batteries i have xu1 cells lying around just tell me the voltage and the sahpe and i'll make you as many as i can.
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Thank you all for that.

Marauder has four drill batteries. I have tried to charge them between fights at Andrews house at Kilkivan but, for some unknown reason, the charger never works there.

I would like to buy some better nicad packs eventually. Sanyo 2400cr sounds good to me. I have also considered upgrading to the Panasonic 12 v drills. They come with two 3Ah nickel metal hydride batteries each. Panasonic make good batteries. These drills are quite expensive though (about $500 each).

I have never tried the XU1 s so I can not compare the two. The Ozito drills have lasted well over a year. They use Johnson motors. Marauder has quite grippy RC wheels that would increase the starting and stopping forces that are transfered back into the gearbox. The gearboxes have also copped the resultant forces from flippping other robots. Ozitos are available at Bunnings for about $80.

The ability to split Marauder into two sections also helps in the accessability to parts for repairs or tracing faults.

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If you join the group battery order Philip, you can get some Sanyo CP2400SCR's with Glen, Wayde, Welch and I for around $4.24 per cell., or roughly $42.40 per 12v battery pack Cool

If you looking for some good NiMH 18v Drill packs, get onto www.ebay.com.au and do a quick search for 'Dewalt' and you'll find some 18v 2200mAh-3000mAh NiMH for under $80 each.

I hope the flipping arm survives on Marauder, will be a shame to see it bend or break like M2 Smile
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Mabee you charger hasnt been pluged in lol ....

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That could happen but most drill chargers take a few hours at least to charge batteries you couldn't charge one between a battle. I wonder if you hooked more than one charger up to the same battery whether it would charge faster?
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Marauder has just had a large amount of cash spent on it. It will have to wait for any more.

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Marauder is now held together with two wing nuts. The wiring has been tested. I just need to fill the gas bottle and test the gas side of things and I am ready for MM5.

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Flip! Flip! Flip! Flip! Very Happy

Are you going to break the flipping arm before the event or at the event Wink
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Be kind. Actually, I think that it will bend.

Marauder has been designed to make an exciting attack (hopefully) rather than a damaging one. I have come across a few ideas while researching the flipper that could build a damaging weapon. One of these, I believe, could defeat all other robots. It will take some more time to fully develope.
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A weapon to defeat all other weapon....
You must stop sneaking into my shed then and looking at Revelation Cool

What is the flipping arm on Marauder made out of? Inch by inch box section?
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20*20*2mm
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