well, i guess i COULD learn, but answer me this, how much money in us dollars did you spend on those parts?
Armour : Polycarbonite (FREE)(Good choice, but make sure its real polycarbonate, plexy glass is often confused for it, and will shatter like, well, glass. You should also chemically weld it together, you'l have armor that will be nearly unbreakable.)My thoughts hi-lighted in red.
Speed Contrlorrer : Sabertooth 5 ($60)(Nice choice)
Radio package : GWS (about $100)(Its a very basic radio, your going to waste your money that won't work. For the same price, you could get the Spektrum DX5e, which would be a much better radio. Just remember that the AR6110 is going to put you a bit over budget.)
Motors: Spare Taymia motors ($6 for 2)(Those seem awfully small to drive a beetle around.)
Wheels : i forgot the name (about $4 for 2-pack)(I'm guessing these are lite flights. Your going to need hubs, they don't bolt on to the shafts.)
Battery for Sabertooth: Custo0m Made Battery ($15)
Battey for reciever : Custom made battery ($5)(A BEC is much better and wont add to much weight, but might be a bit more pricey, but it's going to total how much you would pay for another switch, RFL rules require a switch between all power sources.)
X2 battery charger ($30 for 2)
Fastners ($10)
Is this what you would recommend?
Armour : Polycarbonite (FREE)(Good choice, but make sure its real polycarbonate, plexy glass is often confused for it, and will shatter like, well, glass. You should also chemically weld it together, you'l have armor that will be nearly unbreakable.)My thoughts hi-lighted in red.
Speed Contrlorrer : Sabertooth 5 ($60)(Nice choice)
Radio package : GWS (about $100)(Its a very basic radio, your going to waste your money that won't work. For the same price, you could get the Spektrum DX5e, which would be a much better radio. Just remember that the AR6110 is going to put you a bit over budget.)
Motors: Spare Taymia motors ($6 for 2)(Those seem awfully small to drive a beetle around.)
Wheels : i forgot the name (about $4 for 2-pack)(I'm guessing these are lite flights. Your going to need hubs, they don't bolt on to the shafts.)
Battery for Sabertooth: Custo0m Made Battery ($15)
Battey for reciever : Custom made battery ($5)(A BEC is much better and wont add to much weight, but might be a bit more pricey, but it's going to total how much you would pay for another switch, RFL rules require a switch between all power sources.)
X2 battery charger ($30 for 2)
Fastners ($10)
Is this what you would recommend?
I told you to check out those motors I posted before. Two of them are great in weaponed beatleweights and four would kick butt in a pusher. Also with 3" wheels it would get around 8mph (rough mental math estimate) which is more than fast enough for a Beatleweight in a 8' X 8' arena. But if you don't want to cough up the extra $12 to buy them and have a underpowered bot feel free to do so. Also you don't need a switch per say. I use a removable power link in my 30lber. That's a fancy name for unplugging the battery and plugging it in right before the match. :P
Edit: http://kitbots.com/product.sc;jsessionid=F477ACD531DA7221708C8104829FC4CD.qscstrfrnt06?productId=20&categoryId=1 (http://kitbots.com/product.sc;jsessionid=F477ACD531DA7221708C8104829FC4CD.qscstrfrnt06?productId=20&categoryId=1)
These motors are better than the ones you have in your screenshot and are cheaper. $12 VS $19
Tell your parents Alex from Team CWG told you to get different parts because the current ones you. Want will be a waste of money. Tell them the same things I've told you and make sure to tell them it's cheaper. If you can't convince them to let you get the other motors here is a more expensive alternative. http://www.robotmarketplace.com/products/0-B16.html (http://www.robotmarketplace.com/products/0-B16.html)
Spektrum 2.4GHz is only Spektrum .4GHz compatible.
sorry for DP, but would they run normally if i cut off the bananna connectors and strip the wires?
sorry for DP, but would they run normally if i cut off the bananna connectors and strip the wires?
I would imagine so. Banana connectors just make it easy to remove (unplug) the motor if you need to swap it out. If you strip the wires, bear in mind, it will be harder to swap the motor out if you were in a competition and it needed to be replaced.
When getting into a build, try to imagine scenarios that you might run into when in a competition. This will make it easier for you to anticipate replacing parts if they get broken.
sorry for DP, but would they run normally if i cut off the bananna connectors and strip the wires?
I would imagine so. Banana connectors just make it easy to remove (unplug) the motor if you need to swap it out. If you strip the wires, bear in mind, it will be harder to swap the motor out if you were in a competition and it needed to be replaced.
When getting into a build, try to imagine scenarios that you might run into when in a competition. This will make it easier for you to anticipate replacing parts if they get broken.
Actually, my speed controller has screw terminals, so it will still be easy to unplug.
EDIT: i'm thinking about making a pushy bot instead. is this good stuff for a pushy bot?
So... I support Kitbots.... :P