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we where talking sidetracked wherent we?
Anyway my scorpion never arived so ive got nothing to test.
might bring my paperweights (ibc, sabertooth) anyway incase anyone wants to see a sabertooth 2x25 without a heatsink. _________________ Remember to trust me, I am an Engineer.
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Ill bring yer stuff tomoz didnt get the chance to post it this week soz.
Its sitting beside me in a box. _________________ Tim Team Reaper.
Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:58 pm
timmeh Experienced Roboteer
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On another note ill bring two 100w scooter motors if anyone wants to trade em? _________________ Tim Team Reaper.
Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:16 pm
Rotwang Experienced Roboteer
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My new pair of little blue controllers arrived yesterday, put then in Overdrive and got them going today so they will be there for evaluation if anyone wants to have a play.
Are you right for transport Sean? If your in Geelong your welcome to come with us.
Might be interested in the 100-watt scooters, how many Dollars? _________________ Satisfaction is proportional to effort and results.
Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:34 pm
timmeh Experienced Roboteer
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Meh $20 ok?
There both diff one is 100w one is 120w _________________ Tim Team Reaper.
Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:39 pm
seanet1310
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im in melb atm but thanks for the offer Gary. _________________ Remember to trust me, I am an Engineer.
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Late notice but if anyone has a submicro servo they are willing to sell me could you please bring it to the build meet? _________________ Remember to trust me, I am an Engineer.
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yeah thanks for organising the day
now I finally know who you guys are
Is anything going to be done to the arena floor?
some of you may have noticed the massive gaps which I ripped my castor off in (that was where an entire floor plate was shifted)
and when we have actual events, will there be more lighting, coz I dont think you can record very well when it is dark _________________ http://au.youtube.com/user/crustydemonsully
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Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:47 am
Rotwang Experienced Roboteer
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Normally there are halogen floodlights set up for video on event days. Brett has ideas for some fancy lighting effects to.
For Arcade / Rental Bot use it will probably be fairly dark with lots of lights built in to the bots that light up as you feed coins into the consoles.
I think a few of the guys has a possible date, not sure if it was a test and tune type get together or more of a state series event.
The little blue controllers sort of worked, I think the mixing in the DX5 wasn’t good enough, large dead band and one turned on forward and one reverse. Might try and IMX1 or maybe just a GWS?
Regarding the floor I vaguely noticed but had way too many things on my mind for it to really sink in.
A few possibilities, First of it can obviously be improved and probably will be before an event.
Second Barry was interested in elevating the floor so we could incorporate various effects and a pit.
Third possibility is modify your bot. every arena floor in Australia takes damage in the cores of big events and there is often debris torn of the bots to get high sided on.
Building to cope with less than perfect conditions generally improves your chances of winning.
In a comp castors get cut or riped off real quick.
Most time keeping the weight on the drive wheels and keeping the parts that rub as smooth as in free from bolt ends and spiky stuff works. _________________ Satisfaction is proportional to effort and results.
Builders meet video, just random few minutes; watch close for a glimpse of the Arcade/ Rental bot at the start. Wasn’t intentional but this one reminds me of a Red Dwarf Scutter. _________________ Satisfaction is proportional to effort and results.
Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:54 am
Glen Experienced Roboteer
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I gave Brett a DX 6 and the instruction book after we worked out the DX5 mixing was driving one controller forward and the other backward but we both got distracted shortly after that and I don’t think anyone checked the polarities with the DX6. I didn’t.
Brett was thinking Gyro but by the time you put a mixer and a gyro in the bot its getting away from the cheap beginner combination.
We had a bit of extra testing information, when Overdrive went in for the first test run the BR6000 was just floating loose inside the bot.
Don’t know what happened but the RX got squashes bending a lot of the pins over shorting them.
Straightened them up and everything still worked.
Either very lucky or they can limit there 5volt current but I suppose regular linear chips can so its probably not surprising. _________________ Satisfaction is proportional to effort and results.
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