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Robot Arena => Tutorials and Tips => Other Tutorials => Topic started by: nightcracker on August 07, 2011, 07:40:35 AM

Title: An easier way to axle load
Post by: nightcracker on August 07, 2011, 07:40:35 AM
I found out this method, and wanted to share. This allows you to easily axle load anything, even on HP-Zteks.

Step 1.
Attach an 20cm extender to the axle.

Step 2.
Spin the motor until it's on full speed and switch tabs (while still holding the spin button).

Step 3.
Make the motor spin faster by pressing and holding the spin button and quickly switching tabs. Repeat a few more times to make the motor spin faster in order to enhance success. Stronger motors require more repetitions.

Step 4.
Remove the extender and put another 20cm extender on the axle, with the side attachment this time.

Step 5.
Spin once and quickly switch tabs. The extender should've come loose.

Step 6.
Remove the extender and place your wheel/disc/other component.

Step 7.
Spin once and quickly switch tabs. Congratulations, your component should now be axle loaded.

(I'll make a video when I am home)
Title: Re: An easier way to axle load
Post by: madman3 on August 07, 2011, 08:29:32 AM
Nice find, that should be much easier now :D
Title: Re: An easier way to axle load
Post by: NFX on August 07, 2011, 08:46:07 AM
That's kinda similar to the way I posted a while back. But nice find, I imagine it should help a few people. =)
Title: Re: An easier way to axle load
Post by: Naryar on August 07, 2011, 09:59:08 AM
That's mostly how i axle load in stock.
Title: Re: An easier way to axle load
Post by: Sage on August 07, 2011, 11:06:38 AM
Yep, it's basically using snapper loading to axle load, and is what I do (somewhat) as well. I haven't tried the whole extender thing though.
Title: Re: An easier way to axle load
Post by: Scrap Daddy on August 07, 2011, 01:06:59 PM
when I axle load I put a rad on an extender on the motor. then I snapper load the rad out, remove the rad and extender, attach the wheel/whatever, spin the motor slightly to get the wheel out of the way and switch tabs.
Title: Re: An easier way to axle load
Post by: Scorpion on August 07, 2011, 04:56:50 PM
when I axle load I put a rad on an extender on the motor. then I snapper load the rad out, remove the rad and extender, attach the wheel/whatever, spin the motor slightly to get the wheel out of the way and switch tabs.
Exactly what I do.
Same thing, except usually with an astro in DSL.
Title: Re: An easier way to axle load
Post by: Naryar on August 07, 2011, 06:20:50 PM
when I axle load I put a rad on an extender on the motor. then I snapper load the rad out, remove the rad and extender, attach the wheel/whatever, spin the motor slightly to get the wheel out of the way and switch tabs.

Yes, when an axle loading becomes more difficult (mostly when you have large amounts of weight on the part that you want to axle load, it's more difficult to axle load via simple switching tabs method), chaining motors makes it much easier.

I did the same thing with my last stock bot.
Title: Re: An easier way to axle load
Post by: Sage on August 07, 2011, 06:27:00 PM
You don't need the extenders at all. The sideways on helps a little but not really.
Title: Re: An easier way to axle load
Post by: Naryar on August 07, 2011, 06:27:59 PM
Pretty sure adding and removing extenders DOES help when the axle doesn't go out of it's socket...
Title: Re: An easier way to axle load
Post by: Sage on August 07, 2011, 06:35:18 PM
Nary is right... i meant the first extender. Second one speeds up the process but isn't required.
Title: Re: An easier way to axle load
Post by: Urjak on August 07, 2011, 10:19:51 PM
That sounds almost exactly like a technique I shared, except I just used a longer extender and didn't super spin the motor.
Title: Re: An easier way to axle load
Post by: nightcracker on August 08, 2011, 02:39:11 AM
The adding and removing of the extenders literally rips the axle out.
Title: Re: An easier way to axle load
Post by: JoeBlo on August 08, 2011, 04:18:44 AM
I found a really easy way to axle load back when I was making my part of Blitzkreig..

I told Sage I found it.. but I cant for the life of me remember what I did.. its been too long since I opened the botlab :P

One of these days I will open the bot lab and figure it out again :P
Title: Re: An easier way to axle load
Post by: Urjak on August 08, 2011, 10:51:02 AM
The adding and removing of the extenders literally rips the axle out.


Alright, then this is exactly the same technique I showed this forum a while back.