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 Topic: Help with an old school robot |
WiperMotor
Replies: 2
Views: 8451
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 Forum: Off-Topic Posted:
Mon Mar 16, 2015 9:01 pm Subject: Help with an old school robot |
Hi guys.
I picked up this old iRobot ATRV-mini last week from an auction, its an awsome old machine.
I plan on getting it running but being 15 years old its hard to find info about it, I've manage ... |
| Topic: For sale/wanted |
WiperMotor
Replies: 1862
Views: 619693
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Forum: The Marketplace Posted:
Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:06 pm Subject: For sale/wanted |
| Got my Roboteq AX2550 for sale, offers anyone? |
| Topic: Stupid questions:- Penumatic/hydraulic Servos |
WiperMotor
Replies: 11
Views: 12329
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Forum: Technical Chat Posted:
Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:08 pm Subject: Stupid questions:- Penumatic/hydraulic Servos |
Just an update, AX2550 Headed my way! $400AU delivered from ebay 
Good investment for future projects I think, I'll put some andersons on it so I can move it between projects. |
| Topic: Electric vehicles |
WiperMotor
Replies: 118
Views: 72229
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Forum: Off-Topic Posted:
Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:43 am Subject: Electric vehicles |
I was boared and I decided to scribe my full name on the side with a drill  |
| Topic: Electric vehicles |
WiperMotor
Replies: 118
Views: 72229
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Forum: Off-Topic Posted:
Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:12 pm Subject: Electric vehicles |
| yeah thats fixed now, needed a link between the two servos |
| Topic: Electric vehicles |
WiperMotor
Replies: 118
Views: 72229
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Forum: Off-Topic Posted:
Sun Feb 01, 2009 6:41 pm Subject: Electric vehicles |
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l119/wipermotor/mod.jpg
~fin~ |
| Topic: Stupid questions:- Penumatic/hydraulic Servos |
WiperMotor
Replies: 11
Views: 12329
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Forum: Technical Chat Posted:
Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:13 pm Subject: Stupid questions:- Penumatic/hydraulic Servos |
Yeah thats the plan, a manual would be friggin hard to drive with a normal RC radio 
I'd use a liner actuator for the gear change and possibly a 1/4 sale servo on the throttle under the bonn ... |
| Topic: Stupid questions:- Penumatic/hydraulic Servos |
WiperMotor
Replies: 11
Views: 12329
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Forum: Technical Chat Posted:
Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:12 pm Subject: Stupid questions:- Penumatic/hydraulic Servos |
Ok whats the catch with these Roboteq controllers?
They have an enourmous amount of functions and inputs and are well priced?
You can control eather 2 motors, 1 motor 1 servo or two se ... |
| Topic: Stupid questions:- Penumatic/hydraulic Servos |
WiperMotor
Replies: 11
Views: 12329
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Forum: Technical Chat Posted:
Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:00 am Subject: Stupid questions:- Penumatic/hydraulic Servos |
Hello again
I'm after some advice here, I need an extremely big steering servo for a project, It needs to have alot of touque and come back to center when i let go of the stick.
I've been looking ... |
| Topic: Jolt & friends - Team Overkill - NSW |
WiperMotor
Replies: 8590
Views: 2653113
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Forum: Builders Reports Posted:
Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:49 pm Subject: Jolt & friends - Team Overkill - NSW |
Ok stupid idea
what if you run the gas pipe through a a small sealed tank with water in it and a TEC heating it?  I'm sort of think of the way cars do it  |
| Topic: Gyroscope based stabilizer |
WiperMotor
Replies: 16
Views: 18350
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Forum: Technical Chat Posted:
Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:45 pm Subject: Gyroscope based stabilizer |
yeah your sort of on the right track
The heli gyro is responsable for counteracting the main blades by ajusting the pitch of the tail rotor, the faster the mainblades go the more the gyro counterac ... |
| Topic: Gyroscope based stabilizer |
WiperMotor
Replies: 16
Views: 18350
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Forum: Technical Chat Posted:
Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:10 pm Subject: Gyroscope based stabilizer |
| what about two heli gyros? |
| Topic: Jolt & friends - Team Overkill - NSW |
WiperMotor
Replies: 8590
Views: 2653113
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Forum: Builders Reports Posted:
Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:03 pm Subject: Jolt & friends - Team Overkill - NSW |
| What if you were to run a coil of small copper pipe arount one of your motors, or on the heatsink of your speed control? |
| Topic: Jolt & friends - Team Overkill - NSW |
WiperMotor
Replies: 8590
Views: 2653113
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Forum: Builders Reports Posted:
Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:57 pm Subject: Jolt & friends - Team Overkill - NSW |
ahh now this looks interesting!!!  |
| Topic: Jolt & friends - Team Overkill - NSW |
WiperMotor
Replies: 8590
Views: 2653113
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Forum: Builders Reports Posted:
Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:27 pm Subject: Jolt & friends - Team Overkill - NSW |
Damn you people who can do everything perfectly  |
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