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Thrackerzod is bad at Real Life
« on: June 29, 2015, 08:38:27 PM »


i did it mom

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Real Life
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2015, 09:34:32 PM »
Looks like a viper kit! Good to see you starting somewhere!

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Real Life
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2015, 10:12:20 PM »
You didn't build Gate Stop, you're better than me :dumb)
Also, you totally need to put a three cell in there.

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Real Life
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2015, 10:24:22 PM »
nice viper. where you planning to compete with it?

also, will it have a weapon?

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Real Life
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2015, 12:51:03 PM »
nice viper. where you planning to compete with it?

also, will it have a weapon?

I guess so?

I was thinking about just slapping a big spike or something on it.

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Real Life
« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2015, 01:15:21 PM »
So you didn't get one of the weapon kits that goes with it?

I wouldn't just put a big spike on the front. You lose all pushing efficiency, plus any wedge effectiveness you had. Armor's too tough for a spike to do anything more than small dents anyways. You'd be better off with just a wedge if you aren't getting one of the weapon addons.

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Real Life
« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2015, 01:21:18 PM »
Oh right, I forgot they sold the weapon kits. 

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Real Life
« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2015, 07:35:15 PM »


the instructions say i'm supposed to be able to take out the orange wire, but i can't figure out how

help me

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Real Life
« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2015, 08:01:07 PM »
Why are you trying to take out the orange wire, you're supposed to take out the red(middle) wire.

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Real Life
« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2015, 08:12:12 PM »
Get a thin knife (like a Swiss Army Knife) and use it to pry back the black tab holding the gold pin inside the connector. Use the smallest hex key you have (if not you should get a set, they're really handy), and insert it into the connector and push it through.

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Real Life
« Reply #10 on: July 14, 2015, 08:18:30 PM »
Like this:


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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Real Life
« Reply #11 on: July 15, 2015, 08:59:20 PM »
Why are you trying to take out the orange wire, you're supposed to take out the red(middle) wire.

I figured it was close enough to red, and it was the only middle wire I could find.  What am I missing?

Get a thin knife (like a Swiss Army Knife) and use it to pry back the black tab holding the gold pin inside the connector. Use the smallest hex key you have (if not you should get a set, they're really handy), and insert it into the connector and push it through.

Thanks!  Will attempt once I confirm I'm dismantling the right thing.

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Real Life
« Reply #12 on: July 15, 2015, 09:25:12 PM »
Why are you trying to take out the orange wire, you're supposed to take out the red(middle) wire.

I figured it was close enough to red, and it was the only middle wire I could find.  What am I missing?

Mostly poor image quality, but the middle wire is the one you want to pull, as that is the wire for voltage in.

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Real Life
« Reply #13 on: July 17, 2015, 10:07:00 AM »
Or the not so neat, slightly more-of-a-pain-to-reverse solution, cut the thing and wrap both ends in electrical tape ;)
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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Real Life
« Reply #14 on: May 21, 2016, 03:04:40 PM »
here's a video of my robot i guess

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next thing to do is put in whatever cool kind of batteries all the cool kids use these days

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Real Life
« Reply #15 on: May 21, 2016, 03:25:11 PM »
Wow that looks really good

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Real Life
« Reply #16 on: May 23, 2016, 08:34:21 AM »
Planning on taking it to any competitions? ;)

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Real Life
« Reply #17 on: July 15, 2016, 06:20:15 AM »
To the title, your stock and DSL showcase titles
Dude thrackerzod!, you aren't bad at Stock, DSL, Ironforge (If you have it), or Real Life! Don't insult yourself! You are good, no matter what your skill is!
*opera* HURDE-DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Real Life
« Reply #18 on: February 16, 2017, 11:29:03 PM »
So, uh... big news on this front.



That's right!  I took a video of someone else's robot!

What's actually going on is: I joined my university's Combat Competitive Robotics Club.  This was the first year of the club, so there were a whole buncha promblems organizing things - we meant to make 3 3-lb robots but due to some parts orders getting lost in transmission, we only managed two.  One of which, of course, is Angore, in the video above.  We also have a drum that I've been calling Bongo but I'm not sure if it has an official name.
 
Point is, I'm going to be driving Angore at Motorama (very badly, most likely)!  If you're gonna be there, say howdy!  Course, I don't go by Thrackerzod IRL, so if you're looking for me, try asking for Ira.

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Re: Thrackerzod is bad at Real Life
« Reply #19 on: February 18, 2017, 09:55:38 PM »
Update: Motorama is really cool!

In the first round, Angore beat Bagel Beast because their spinner wasn't working.  Then, it lost to Rambo, which was a faster and wedgier wedge than Angore.  Then, it beat Badnik's Spinjitsu.  Finally, it lost to Wedge of Allegiance, which was also faster and wedgier than Angore.

Overall, I'm pretty thrilled I managed to win anything.  Would do again!