The cheese is about 11 kgs it doesnt seem to have a disadvantage
Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:07 pm
prong Experienced Roboteer
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Speedbump weighed in at 8kg and beat the lightweights in Melbourne
Less weight means it drives faster!
Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:09 pm
Philip Experienced Roboteer
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Orange had better not go too fast. The driver is crap. _________________ So even the rain that falls isn't actually going to fill our dams and our river systems
Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:41 pm
prong Experienced Roboteer
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hehe you will be driving too fast for anyone to notice!
Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:46 pm
dyrodium Experienced Roboteer
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Go singularity style, wall assisted steering
Yeah, underweight is an advantage, don't build up weight unless its really needed... you beat spinners better _________________ ( •_•)
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Orange had fun on the weekend. It is novel to be able to flip without having to worry about the recoil of a miss. The other advantage is getting loads of shots from a single 3.5 oz CO2 bottle. That is about 100 g for those who have past the 1960s.
Orange didn't win many fights, but it was fun just being there.
One speedo died. The FRA guys think that it is dead circuitry not a stuck relay. There was a piece of aluminium swarf from a self tapping screw inside of the speedo box. This probably shorted something causing the fault. _________________ So even the rain that falls isn't actually going to fill our dams and our river systems
Mon Sep 25, 2006 7:08 pm
Philip Experienced Roboteer
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Here is a picture of Orange's 3.5 oz tank. http://robowars.org/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=1316 It weighs 333 g. The tank is shorter than a drill motor and gearbox. It cost a couple of dollars second hand. _________________ So even the rain that falls isn't actually going to fill our dams and our river systems
Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:33 pm
Philip Experienced Roboteer
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I emailed Electronize regarding the damaged speedo. They told me that they will fix it for a standard fee of 9.98UKP. I will post them off soon. I might also buy one spare. That way, if I loose another one in the next three years, I will be able to swap the spare into the robot and keep playing. _________________ So even the rain that falls isn't actually going to fill our dams and our river systems
Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:47 pm
Philip Experienced Roboteer
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The boss has OKed the repair plus the two upgrades plus the purchase of a spare speedo. This is on top of the money recently spent on parts for Marauder. Have I ever mentioned that Karen is the best? _________________ So even the rain that falls isn't actually going to fill our dams and our river systems
Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:30 pm
Philip Experienced Roboteer
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My two speedos are wiinging their way to England. It cost $16.50 for air mail for the both of them. I didn't think that was too bad. _________________ So even the rain that falls isn't actually going to fill our dams and our river systems
Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:29 pm
Knightrous Site Admin
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5 posts in a row... That's just post whoring Philip
Seems like Electronise are pretty easy to deal with, shame their controllers arn't in a bit bigger in ratings. A 50A cont. controller from them would be attractive to the bot builder... _________________ https://www.halfdonethings.com/
Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:28 pm
Philip Experienced Roboteer
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quote:Originally posted by TDT:
5 posts in a row... That's just post whoring Philip
I feel so unloved.
quote:Originally posted by TDT:
Seems like Electronise are pretty easy to deal with, shame their controllers arn't in a bit bigger in ratings. A 50A cont. controller from them would be attractive to the bot builder...
Remember that not all controllers are rated the same way. I have had a dead short across one controller and still not made it warmer than room temperature.
Edit: The Electronize site claims: The end result is a resistance of only 0.0023 Ohm. This means that the MOSFET's will drop only about 0.07 volts at a full 30 amp output. The combined rating of the MOSFET's is 90 amp. continuous (given a very large heat sink) and 540 amp. peak. _________________ So even the rain that falls isn't actually going to fill our dams and our river systems
Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:12 pm
dyrodium Experienced Roboteer
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quote:Originally posted by Philip Taylor:
Remember that not all controllers are rated the same way. I have had a dead short across one controller and still not made it warmer than room temperature.
ROFL you've got nothing on my 500amp continous hobby ESC
Hey, Aaron mentioned you had some trouble with the 18v dicksmith drills at 24v? I was interested as I was planning on getting some for 24v operation too... _________________ ( •_•)
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quote:Originally posted by dyrodium:
Hey, Aaron mentioned you had some trouble with the 18v dicksmith drills at 24v? I was interested as I was planning on getting some for 24v operation too...
Sorry dyrodium, but I have only run Ozito 18 v drills at 18 v and now I am running Panasonic 12 v drills (similar size to a DeWalt drill) at 18 v. _________________ So even the rain that falls isn't actually going to fill our dams and our river systems
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