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801
« on: September 14, 2012, 07:12:04 PM »
Unregulated co2 is f***ing scary. Even if you know what you are doing.
802
« on: September 13, 2012, 11:04:50 PM »
How thick are your sidewalls? Are you going to tap the armor mounting screw holes or use nutstrip?
803
« on: September 13, 2012, 07:38:24 PM »
It looks like a wedge...
Ti or aluminum body?
804
« on: September 13, 2012, 03:49:10 PM »
805
« on: September 12, 2012, 08:04:31 PM »
 I think you out VS'ed me... How's the stability when it hits something. I've always found 120 cm skirts too small in that setup.
806
« on: September 12, 2012, 08:02:33 PM »
coding is a bitch...
807
« on: September 12, 2012, 07:34:25 PM »
You don't need the battle hardening. All it is is they loctite the gearbox together. It's not that hard to do. All you need is loctite and a pack of chinadeans. Kitbots even has instructions on their site. Yeah I know its for the OMFGBB 24 mm boxes but its basically the same process. The 1000rpm motors are pretty durable. I've only lost one and that was against Bushwacker. The all kitbots kits, Ripto, and Cohesion all run them and they rarely have failures.
808
« on: September 12, 2012, 06:30:36 PM »
Kitbots 1000rpm motors are basically the same thing as a B16. They don't like anything above 4s so I'd think it would be safe to assume that the B62 wouldn't be happy at that voltage either. Any reason for using a B62 and over volting it? If its for drive 4 of the Kitbots 1000rpm motors at 3s can push around 12 lbs. I have a couple of 3s 1000mah zippys and they work fine in my 3.
809
« on: September 12, 2012, 04:08:29 PM »
meeting someone from GTM in real life...
810
« on: September 12, 2012, 11:42:44 AM »
2s lipo.
811
« on: September 12, 2012, 07:39:01 AM »
Have any of you who are actually commenting here even built a heavyweight before.
I've never built a 220 but I've built two 30's a 12 and a 3. I have two 2nd place finishes, three 3rd place finishes and I've only done worse than 3rd place once. I currently have the ranked #2 30s in the US. I've worked on 3 other robots and been on a FIRST team for the past three years. I used to work for a company that rented out combat robots for birthday parties. I'd like to think I have a little experience with robots.
As for building a smaller robot, you guys have been shooting down every single one of my ideas so far. So let me ask this... Does every single robot that you see have to be the best, most destructive thing you've ever seen? I'm happy that I got the !@#$ thing to move at a decent speed to begin with using the tools I have on hand. This isn't RA2, and I don't have an unlimited budget. If I did I wouldn't be building the thing out of a wheelchair do begin with. 
No, it doesn't have to be the best thing ever. But what I'm trying to tell you is that you could do so much more for less money if you build in a lighter weightclass.
812
« on: September 11, 2012, 10:08:44 PM »
I'm surprised you gave me Portland, there are only 2 states with that city (as far as I know)
my brain don't work gud...
813
« on: September 11, 2012, 10:07:29 PM »
I haven't heard anything about it. I'll let you guys know if I hear anything.
814
« on: September 11, 2012, 08:08:46 PM »
the question is how small can you make your robot and still make it functional.
Take all of your components dimensions and create cutouts of the components and lay them out to figure out how small you can build the robot. Its kinda like RA2.
or you could do the same thing in a CAD program such as autodesk inventor or sketchup
MikeNCR's ant Kolabos was 5 1/2" wide at its wedge and it frame was 3 3/4"wide. Its length was 4 1/2". Height was 3/4"
815
« on: September 11, 2012, 06:54:26 PM »
Hypnodisc started in the third wars, and ran a Lynch motor.
and the lynch is a pretty badass motor.... I know the stuff can't stand up to a spinner (Hypnodisc could slice through it in Series 2), but again I'm not Team Whyachi so I will have to make do with what I can get for the time being.
Dude that is a terrible build philosophy. A thrown together from scrap robot will preform like a thrown together from scrap robot... I think it would be better for you to forgo your ego and stop building a 220 until you get more experience. Realistically you've never been to a competition, you don't have any money to build it correctly and assuming you are planing to take it to combots and robogames you have no money to ship it there. (It will cost you about three grand to ship everything: tools, robot, spare parts there and back.) You seriously need to attend a competition before you go out and build a robot. Youtube videos don't do the destruction and forces involved justice. Its also a chance to talk to builders and see their bots and how they are built. I've never seen a good robot from a rookie whose never been to a competition and I've been competing for a few years now. Instead of building a 220 maybe you should consider building a 30 and attending an event with it before you invest a crap ton of money in a 220. Also it doesn't hurt that there are more events for 30s on the east coast.
816
« on: September 11, 2012, 04:20:41 PM »
implying that they wouldn't run out of power after 3 minutes...
817
« on: September 11, 2012, 03:43:19 PM »
I've always said, the human race is doomed once they make robots that you can't tip over.
http://what-if.xkcd.com/5/
818
« on: September 11, 2012, 10:53:41 AM »
First one I watched was Sewer Snake vs Raging Scotsman. It looks like people use flamethrowers to get around the active weapon requirement, if it's still enforced.
Or is that a sportsman class rule?
Sportsman class rule The Mechanics
The robot chassis is made from heavy-duty anodized aluminum structural brackets and ultra-tough laser-cut Lexan panels. It includes four 12.0vdc 30:1 gear head motors and our 4.75" tires and wheels.
Speed's still a little slow (4 MPH), but I could upgrade that. I mainly want to know if it would be better to buy materials separately rather than using a Lynxmotion rover kit.
Where I read it was PVC. I still wouldn't buy it. It's mystery aluminum TM and lexan of unknown thickness and weighs "n". Most of the parts such as the motors, hubs, and esc would need to be replaced anyways. I can attest to the killability of a Sabertooth. I've killed a 2x12 in a 3lb robot with serious shock mounting. Stuff just kinda pops off the board.
819
« on: September 11, 2012, 06:46:58 AM »
I live in Canby.
But right now I'm in Greshem.
And some time today I was in Portland
What state do I live in?
Washington I'm pretty sure I live in the State of Confusion 
820
« on: September 10, 2012, 09:39:43 PM »
i thought it was no ponies outside of the playground.
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