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MikeNCR · « **Reply #400 on:** August 31, 2011, 11:52:36 AM »

Quote from: haz on August 31, 2011, 11:48:03 AM

great idea! i might add some eyes to it as well so it can "eat" other robots

I'd be careful, if the arm's strong enough you could damage part of the weapon or chassis trying to do that.

haz · « **Reply #401 on:** August 31, 2011, 11:57:15 AM »

ive got it mounted on a spring returned stick so i can easily stop in in neural

haz · « **Reply #402 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:40:22 PM »

SKBT · « **Reply #403 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:52:13 PM »

How much weight do you have left? If you've got some extra weight you could make a clamp arm to hold bots on the lifter (like Hot Stuff) so then you could pick up bots and parade them around the arena/dump them out of it.

haz · « **Reply #404 on:** August 31, 2011, 02:56:29 PM »

i could do that, that is an idea you've got there

probably about 5or 6kg left , still need to get some more armour on the thing and make wheel guards

NFX · « **Reply #405 on:** August 31, 2011, 04:14:13 PM »

You could add a skid on the back to keep the front end down, and a kind of curved hook thing on the arm to keep the opponent on, or perhaps to self-right more effectively. Also give it an angry cartoon face.

haz · « **Reply #406 on:** September 01, 2011, 02:46:00 AM »

if i let the arm go down fully it lifts the front off the grond so the lifter can get underneith things, remember i'm not fighting on a perfectly even arena floor
angry face is a must!

NFX · « **Reply #407 on:** September 01, 2011, 02:34:46 PM »

Is it able to self-right at all? I'm guessing it can reliably lift at least its own weight.

haz · « **Reply #408 on:** September 01, 2011, 02:37:04 PM »

yep it will with its new roll cage if not hopefull explosion will help me

Vertigo · « **Reply #409 on:** September 02, 2011, 03:41:49 AM »

Quote from: haz on September 01, 2011, 02:37:04 PM

yep it will with its new roll cage if not hopefull explosion will help me

Sure, can't guarantee that it will stay in the arena though

haz · « **Reply #410 on:** September 02, 2011, 03:43:08 AM »

well atleast nothing will break on impact this time, have you seen the amount of 10mm aluminum inside it??

Somebody · « **Reply #411 on:** September 02, 2011, 03:01:58 PM »

It doesn't look like it drives straight.

haz · « **Reply #412 on:** September 02, 2011, 03:16:27 PM »

it does...backwards.... rubishy escs, will swap it for my scorpion xl after worthing

SKBT · « **Reply #413 on:** September 02, 2011, 05:23:49 PM »

Simple fix:

Swap the polarity of the motor's going into the esc and flip the "servo reversing" switches for aileron and elevator on your transmitter.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #414 on:** September 02, 2011, 06:07:48 PM »

Quote from: SKBT on September 02, 2011, 05:23:49 PM

Simple fix:

Swap the polarity of the motor's going into the esc and flip the "servo reversing" switches for aileron and elevator on your transmitter.

May not be quite right if it's a motor timing issue. If the transmitter has trim adjustments, that would be the best way to do it. (push the stick so it's going straight, then adjust the trim to the left if it's veering right, right if it's veering left, repeat until it goes straight when you push the stick forward)

In addition to that, the surface and which part is dragging will alter handling. I'd suggest putting the arm all the way down, then driving it on a flat, relatively smooth surface for trim adjusting.

haz · « **Reply #415 on:** September 03, 2011, 04:53:50 AM »

i know it can be fixed easily, im just not pushing my luck with it (after breaking my esc the night before and event and then staying awake half the night trying to fix it)

since my dx5e has had lots of "ajustments" to it the trims are a tad tempremental, thats what pepsi max does to transmitters

ill give it ago and see what happens, when i rebuild it i will make it shorter and see if that helps

haz · « **Reply #416 on:** September 03, 2011, 08:44:00 AM »

the kilobot im taking to worthing

Conraaa · « **Reply #417 on:** September 03, 2011, 01:20:26 PM »

I'm guessing you meant for the batteries to be hanging out of the front? :P

haz · « **Reply #418 on:** September 03, 2011, 02:33:47 PM »

thats cos i havent made the pannel yet

russian roulette · « **Reply #419 on:** September 03, 2011, 03:13:57 PM »

A wedge would seem better instead of that hammer.