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dyrodium
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Joined: 24 Aug 2004
Posts: 6476
Location: Sydney
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Here's a thought, why not make this for the hobbyweight class? They're easier to make then feather weights, cheaper, use the same electronics, stop people using insanly thick amour AND therfor make matches more interesting!
Also, these classes can be happily run of rc cars 7.2v nimh or nicads, which are about $30 and can be charged with a reasonably cheap charger! I think you could say "SLA, drill nicads or standard 7.2v rc car batteries allowed".
Just a thought, but as cataclysm is 7kg, and wayde whipped up a hobbyweight in a morning which could easily be run of your relay controler instead of the IBC, would be pretty fun! (you could also consider allowing 7.2v packs run in series for 14.4v.
http://www.hobbyco.com.au/product/show_item.php?plu=G024
http://www.hobbyco.com.au/product/show_item.php?plu=TRX7015
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Spockie-Tech
Site Admin
Joined: 31 May 2004
Posts: 3160
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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I understand the SLA vs NiCd issue is relevant to this thread, and its important we hash out the ground rules, but lets not degenerate into a "I find NiCd's to be better because..." vs "I find SLA's to be better because..." battle.
I think there are some Valid points on both sides,
The main issue I have with NiCd's is that to charge them effectively you either need a pretty wizzy ($$) charger like a Triton or similair, or be very careful in monitoring their temperature and have a fairly good understanding of electronics and how to feed current into them etc.
Gary amassed a huge collection of drill batteries and fluffed around with Omni's and so on, but it was only once we went for Tritons that they really started to become useful..
an SLA can be thrown on a (regulated) 12v supply and just soak up current and its a lot harder to over charge them, and the chargers are cheaper.
If someone can mention a cheap effective way of slamming power back into drill packs with sufficient speed to make them useable at a competition (where a 4hr charge time doesnt quite cut it), then I'd agree that they would be worth alowing (seeing as how you get them free with the drills anyway).
No Jaycar cells, RC Packs, Battlepacks or anything. Drill Batteries only though.
Any suggestions there ? _________________ Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people
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Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:40 am |
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