Author Topic: Tweedy's Beetleweight Stuff (Read 45332 times)

Tweedy · « **Reply #220 on:** September 25, 2014, 06:38:57 AM »

Bluewater was a really good event, Minor Tom worked extremely well doing decently in most fights and the lifter was actually useful which amazed me. I will be putting a better motor into the actuator soon which should make the lifter faster and it might fix the self righting problem, if not I'll have to figure something out since self righting is the only issue with minor tom at the moment other than the concave lid.
Now bluewater is over Minor Tom will be getting some tlc before the next event, definitely a new lid mounting solution and maybe a completely new hardox version of the current shell.

cephalopod · « **Reply #221 on:** September 25, 2014, 08:36:44 AM »

We all know how much he'll appreciate the tlc :P

Badnik96 · « **Reply #222 on:** September 25, 2014, 05:26:08 PM »

Have you finished Terminus yet?

Tweedy · « **Reply #223 on:** September 26, 2014, 12:16:42 PM »

Quote from: Badnik96 on September 25, 2014, 05:26:08 PM

Have you finished Terminus yet?

Nearly, it just needs wheel guards then it's coming to me for a wire-up and some paint.

Badnik96 · « **Reply #224 on:** September 26, 2014, 12:29:15 PM »

Looking good. How many KV is the motor?

Tweedy · « **Reply #225 on:** October 11, 2014, 12:21:38 PM »

Terminus arrived today, ordered some snap hubs and wheels because I ****ed up and ordered plain bore wheels, after that it's just a case of wiring it up.

Tweedy · « **Reply #226 on:** November 06, 2014, 01:50:57 PM »

Soon™

Badnik96 · « **Reply #227 on:** November 06, 2014, 03:45:25 PM »

nanoweight?

playzooki · « **Reply #228 on:** November 06, 2014, 03:49:14 PM »

lol i doubt thats a nanoweight, is this for the beetle?

cephalopod · « **Reply #229 on:** November 06, 2014, 05:02:14 PM »

Another beetle. Snappy lives in fear.

Natster-104 · « **Reply #230 on:** November 06, 2014, 05:07:16 PM »

Quote from: Craaig on November 06, 2014, 05:02:14 PM

Snappy

Makes me laugh every time

Blade looks pretty gooood

kill343gs · « **Reply #231 on:** November 07, 2014, 07:44:57 PM »

bruh you need to shrink your pictures

Tweedy · « **Reply #232 on:** November 08, 2014, 05:12:21 AM »

Quote from: kill343gs on November 07, 2014, 07:44:57 PM

bruh you need to shrink your pictures

I may not have noticed the size of the picture before uploading it, I shall do in the future.

Quote from: Craaig on November 06, 2014, 05:02:14 PM

Another beetle. Snappy lives in fear.

Craig got it.

cephalopod · « **Reply #233 on:** November 08, 2014, 05:26:52 AM »

Looks nice, belt drive?

Tweedy · « **Reply #234 on:** November 08, 2014, 05:47:28 AM »

Quote from: Craaig on November 08, 2014, 05:26:52 AM

Looks nice, belt drive?

yeah, on the wheels and weapon

cephalopod · « **Reply #235 on:** November 08, 2014, 05:50:40 AM »

I continue to cower. :P

Somebody · « **Reply #236 on:** November 08, 2014, 12:54:45 PM »

Are you worried about the thinner ends of your wheel guards getting bent over into the wheels? I don't know the thicknesses and stuff but it seems like it wouldn't be too hard to lock up your front wheels that way.

Tweedy · « **Reply #237 on:** November 08, 2014, 01:08:49 PM »

Quote from: Somebody on November 08, 2014, 12:54:45 PM

Are you worried about the thinner ends of your wheel guards getting bent over into the wheels? I don't know the thicknesses and stuff but it seems like it wouldn't be too hard to lock up your front wheels that way.

it's 5mm alu and 10mm hdpe so I doubt they'd get bent far back enough to lock up the wheels, even if that does happen, because of the belt drive I'd still have some sort of movement albeit slow movement.

Somebody · « **Reply #238 on:** November 08, 2014, 01:33:43 PM »

True. As long as there's enough torque in the motor to keep the belt moving over the locked hub. Are you SOL if you lose the belt though?

Tweedy · « **Reply #239 on:** November 08, 2014, 01:54:30 PM »

Quote from: Somebody on November 08, 2014, 01:33:43 PM

True. As long as there's enough torque in the motor to keep the belt moving over the locked hub. Are you SOL if you lose the belt though?

On the weapon yes, on the drive side no I'll just be down to 1 driven wheel and 1 free wheel