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 Topic: K9 Build - VIC. |
Jeeves Melchington
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 Forum: Builders Reports Posted:
Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:35 am Subject: K9 Build - VIC. |
Here's just a few more pix of inside K9. I still have to get his head moving and ears working but everything else is basically done.
http://www.ozk9.com/k9/k9open.jpg
http://www.ozk9.com/k9/insider ... |
| Topic: K9 Build - VIC. |
Jeeves Melchington
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Forum: Builders Reports Posted:
Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:18 pm Subject: K9 Build - VIC. |
| Nah, they're just some massive Blue LED's I had lying around. Not sure if I'm going to leave them or not. I've got his tail to wag and blaster to go in and out, but they both need a bit of tweaking ... |
| Topic: K9 Build - VIC. |
Jeeves Melchington
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Forum: Builders Reports Posted:
Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:41 pm Subject: K9 Build - VIC. |
Mmkay, here's a quick video I did of him 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNr0wnJ0Lq8 |
| Topic: K9 Build - VIC. |
Jeeves Melchington
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Forum: Builders Reports Posted:
Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:51 pm Subject: K9 Moves! :) |
| Update, K9 now moves My friend with a lathe helped do up some hubs for the wheels using the things I bought at Metfasteners. The wheels are a bit wonky (for $6 wheels at bunnings) but otherwise i ... |
| Topic: Robotics combined with Robot Combat Shows ? |
Jeeves Melchington
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Forum: General Chatter Posted:
Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:51 pm Subject: Robotics combined with Robot Combat Shows ? |
Did have planned a alien animatronic creature which would take some time but is very doable and interesting, would need to borrow more than one radio for it me thinks  good thing ill have 3 and abou ... |
| Topic: K9 Build - VIC. |
Jeeves Melchington
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Forum: Builders Reports Posted:
Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:07 pm Subject: K9 Build - VIC. |
It would be nice to build a new one, full size.
What colour did you use? I just settled on a few cans of cheap machinery gray. For a long time I couldn`t decide on the right shade of gun metal as the ... |
| Topic: K9 Build - VIC. |
Jeeves Melchington
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Forum: Builders Reports Posted:
Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:40 am Subject: K9 Build - VIC. |
K9 comes with a very handy antenna/tail that isnt likley to get ripped off by an opponent ;->
LOL, well funny you should mention that Valen. K9's tail is one half of a pair of rabbit ears which ... |
| Topic: K9 Build - VIC. |
Jeeves Melchington
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Forum: Builders Reports Posted:
Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:45 am Subject: K9 Build - VIC. |
I`ll stick a pic of my K9 in the photo gallery.
Hey Jeff, just checked out your pic! He's cool! What did you make the body shell out of, and was he full size or a scale model?
As I mentioned ... |
| Topic: K9 Build - VIC. |
Jeeves Melchington
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Views: 35608
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Forum: Builders Reports Posted:
Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:45 am Subject: K9 Build - VIC. |
| Ah, thanks for the links to all the EMI stuff, very interesting. Looks like there are a couple of different schools of thought on it! Quite possibly my motors do have capacitors built in, I might se ... |
| Topic: K9 Build - VIC. |
Jeeves Melchington
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Forum: Builders Reports Posted:
Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:30 pm Subject: K9 Build - VIC. |
Tonight I've tested the ESC's and hooked it all up (though looks a mess at the moment, will be better once the body is on as all the wires are far to long at the moment).
Something I'm not sure o ... |
| Topic: Servo Extension cables |
Jeeves Melchington
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Forum: The Marketplace Posted:
Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:13 pm Subject: Servo Extension cables |
Hi all,
Just wondering does anyone know of a reasonably cheap source for servo extension leads (in Melb?) I know I could chop into my servo wires and just extend them myself but I'd prefer to keep ... |
| Topic: K9 Build - VIC. |
Jeeves Melchington
Replies: 39
Views: 35608
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Forum: Builders Reports Posted:
Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:50 am Subject: K9 Build - VIC. |
| Just incase you dont already know, I *think* (confirm anyone ?) Wiper motors are advance-timed, so when using them opposite to each other like that, you might find K9 has a tendency to chase his tail ... |
| Topic: K9 Build - VIC. |
Jeeves Melchington
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Forum: Builders Reports Posted:
Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:34 pm Subject: Some more pics :) |
| Here's a few more pics. I've made the holes in the base and installed the rear castors and also mounted the motors. I got hold of some threaded extensions from a place in Melb called "Metfasteners". ... |
| Topic: K9 Build - VIC. |
Jeeves Melchington
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Views: 35608
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Forum: Builders Reports Posted:
Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:29 pm Subject: K9 Build - VIC. |
Jeeves, first of all, I would pay a small fortune for a copy of your plans.
Ther!e is little to nothing on K9 on the net Iv`e found.
My plans were exploded from a matchbox sized, foldup, cardboard ... |
| Topic: K9 Build - VIC. |
Jeeves Melchington
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Views: 35608
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Forum: Builders Reports Posted:
Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:17 pm Subject: K9 Build - VIC. |
| Hi guys (and gals if there's any around!). Yep, K9 had voice actor John Leeson playing his part. In fact, the new series of Dr Who starts on the ABC this weekend on Saturday night. There is an ep w ... |
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