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Messages - MikeNCR
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« on: July 16, 2012, 07:41:29 PM »
Did you record the whole division? They are in pretty good quality too. nice
Didn't get everything, I had to skip quite a few to make sure I didn't run out of charged batteries.
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« on: July 16, 2012, 01:28:17 AM »
I've got 34 videos queued up on YouTube, first two have finished uploading and the rest are on the way. Didn't get nearly all of the matches, but there are a decent number of good ones. 5x 150g, 16x 1lb, 13x 3lb. My youtube channel is http://www.youtube.com/user/mikencr/videos
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« on: July 14, 2012, 10:54:28 PM »
How do you transport your antweights?
In a small cardboard box with some foam to keep them from bouncing around.
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« on: July 14, 2012, 10:46:56 PM »
Both ants went 2-2, the team I was on won bot hockey. Video coming later.
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« on: July 13, 2012, 10:24:27 PM »
Everything's packed for Clash of the Bots, I'll be rolling out of Atlanta in about 5.5 hours. Time to grab a nap before the drive.
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« on: July 12, 2012, 08:46:13 AM »
I think I'm going to drop the silver sparks in my robot for now, WAY to much for right now, they eat up almost half of my budget. Does four 50:1 gold sparks sound good?
I also will drop the wheel size to 2 1/4 inches. Armor will still be 3/4 inch UWMH, and top and bottom will be 1/16 inch thick garolite. The wedge will now also be 1/8 thick hardened chrome-moly.
Should I move the wheels into my bot? Or should I keep the inside. I'm not sure, because I want to go to ComBots in October.
Also, should I drop the Original Sin hinged wedge, or go with a static wedge and risk other wedges get under me?
There's not a ton of weight difference between the silver and gold sparks, and in my experience, the silver sparks hold up to combat much better than the golds. It sounds like you've got a lot more armor than you'll likely need, which is eating up a bunch of the weight. With Kobalos, I had a 3/32" thick unhardened steel wedge and while it got scuffed and gouged, nothing ever got through it. The 3/4" UHMW is also probably a good bit more than you'll need. Internal vs. external wheels is a tough choice. Internal wheels will be better protected, but you'll also have a better chance of getting immobilized or wedged into a position where you don't have as much or any traction. Gilbert ( http://www.buildersdb.com/botdetails.asp?eventid=352&BotID=6703 ) is one of the better examples of the general type of robot you're going for, so it may be worth looking at some of what was done with that bot.
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« on: July 11, 2012, 11:38:57 PM »
That is one, lots of little bites is much less shock loading to the shaft, which means lower chance of bending. It also gives me the chance to actively control the match, since having the other bot up on the disk getting ground on means they'll have little to no traction and they'll be taking damage, both of which give me an advantage.
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« on: July 11, 2012, 11:22:09 PM »
A bit of the issue is the light weight of the target, but it is a potential issue. One advantage of proportional control is that I can adjust speed easily to find the sweet spot. There are also certain benefits to chewing away at the normally lightly armored underside of the other bots.
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« on: July 10, 2012, 10:58:35 PM »
Also, video:
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« on: July 10, 2012, 10:48:24 PM »
Here's Algos: 
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« on: July 10, 2012, 05:34:05 PM »
Any idea why Fracture wasn't driving when inverted? Wheels should have plenty of clearance. Also, could you turn down the turn speed a bit, seemed like it was getting stuck in a bit of a loop when trying to get aimed correctly.
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« on: July 06, 2012, 12:11:11 AM »
So, long time no see.
Thanks to generous relatives, I now have 225 dollars to work with, so I decided to finally make a competitive antweight, and I have made a list of parts:
Drive: Four 33:1 FingerTech Silver Sparks
ESC: A pair of Tiny Esc V2s
Radio: Hobbyking 6 channel
Power: http://www.robotmarketplace.com/products/0-EFLB4303SJ.html
Charger: http://www.horizonhobby.com/products/DYN4101
Wheels: 2.5 inch Lite Flites w/ Finger tech hubs
Armor: 3/4 inch UWMH sides, 1/16 inch thick garrolite top and bottom plate
Weapon: .125 inch thick 7075 aluminum hinged wedge
Anyone see any problems?
the 2.5" wheels with 33:1 sparks will make for a pretty big ant. On a 3s lipo I was running 1.75" lite flites with 22:1's and 1.125" lite flites(turned on a lathe because I do silly things with wheels) with 11:1 gearboxes and only one motor per side. If you drop the wheel size and gear ratio you'll be able to make the body a bit more compact and up the armor a bit. I'd also suggest steel for the wedge if you have weight, the aluminum will get chewed up quickly.
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« on: July 05, 2012, 11:18:46 PM »
There are only 15 ants registered by my count. You could always ask Chuck if he'll let you switch weight classes.
From my information, the antweight class is completely full. I don't know if that last spot is reserved or what.
I'm assuming this is for Clash of the Bots. It was full up until a few days ago on BuildersDB, so if your info is older than that it may be worth asking.
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« on: July 05, 2012, 11:15:19 PM »
Nice domed wheels.
Whats next after that?
Next is the other antweight, Algos. I'm picking up the chassis pieces this weekend for an event July 14th. Should be a fast build.
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« on: July 05, 2012, 10:55:07 PM »
Here's Julie's (my girlfriend) new robot, Klazo.  A few final details to take care of, but it's capable of competing as is.
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« on: July 05, 2012, 10:45:27 PM »
Ok. The parts I got came in. Problem: I've already hit the weight limit, despite calculating everything properly when ordering to leave 20 grams for hardware. I'm pretty much going to say that something's fishy about these "150 gram" robots.
There are only 15 ants registered by my count. You could always ask Chuck if he'll let you switch weight classes.
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« on: July 04, 2012, 01:09:23 AM »
Are you registered for the event?
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« on: June 15, 2012, 11:11:46 AM »
omfg i cant make everyone happy can i
4th option, like S_M said: http://challonge.com/tournament/bracket_generator?ref=QLJIOQTJLL
With randomly generated numbers of course.
If you're going for IRL, this is generally how it's handled for real tournaments as well.
really ?
well i might decide to do this then, especially since conraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa has provided the brackets all set up and ready to go
Yep, for example, here's the 12lb bracket from this years Motorama- http://www.nerc.us/pdffiles/hobby_m12.pdf
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