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reckon theres any chance of throwing 4 of those victor countersunk bolts in the mail? ill give yah $10 next event if you can

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i guess the question is, is the sidewinder worth the extra $124US or so over the RS80?
best i've seen sidewinder for is $399US and rs80 $275US

any thaughts?
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Some guy on the rfl forum is selling a 75A Vantec you might want to check out:
http://www.fastelectricrobots.com/forsale.htm
Though it might not be enough for what you're after. Cheaper tho.
EDITL: well same as the cheaper rs80 at least
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XD the mail comment is true. but laziness costs you ive found diet coke it is.

i guess the sidewinder and rs80 are the same thing. the rs80 is just. huge lol.
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OK, somehow I always thought of the RS80D as more expensive than the Sidewinder. Given that the RS80 is more flexible and has a BEC, I would go with it, unless the smaller size and interface seems worth the extra $$$.
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Sidewinders also have BEC. And in what way are RS80D's more flexible then Sidewinders?

Think he meant to say AUX.
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the sidewinder BEC is just a regulator, if VBat+ goes below 14v you have issues.
IBC's power input is really good in that regard.
Though a small stack of rechargablle lithium coin cells dosent sound too bad.
What are you using for that nick?
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I asked about that, and a 14.8v Lipo pack is a bit too 'hot' for the BEC input. I was planning to use a tiny Lipo pack AND an S-BEC to give the sidewinder a smooth & isolated supply. If I run on more than 18V, I will just use the BEC off the main pack.
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hmmm one more cell and a 7812 would do you there.
any specs on the pack?
whats the smallest lightest etc thats doable in that package?
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I got two tiny 7.4V, 300mAh packs; about the same volume and less weight than a sub-C Nicad. The Sidewinder draws bugger all from the BEC, so 300mAH should last several hours. I went with a BEC for more efficiency over the series regulator.
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GAH! diud u say only one week!! lol o well i mite just have a (good) robot there PS. sorry from the posting absence... iim still here
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Nick (or prong) did you get to read the post before regarding the request for a lift? Heh it's just it sort of got mudded out by the sidewinder/rs80 convo.
This should be a pretty damn compeditive event, much improved cobra, roadkill with countersunk screws... Grassy's new bot and el B to name a few!
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Hey Angus,

Iam not totally sure what im doing atm, got about 4 weeks of uni left and its super hectic atm. In other words no from me

If i find for sure I cna make it I will let you know.

@ Angus: did you need a lift on the 4th or the 11th? There wasn't much interest in moving the event to the 11th as far as I could tell. I can do the 4th but I found out a few days ago that I probably can't do the 11th.
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