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by GeorgeR
Sat Mar 05, 2022 10:26 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Ant Freeze 8, March 5th 2022. EVENT THREAD & Sign ups
Replies: 23
Views: 92247

Re: Ant Freeze 8, March 5th 2022. EVENT THREAD & Sign ups

I'll second what Pete said, many thanks to John, Dave and everyone else who helped run today. It was good to be back to antweights.
by GeorgeR
Mon Nov 22, 2021 12:05 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Ant Freeze 8 - update 28/12/21
Replies: 28
Views: 125548

Re: Ant Freeze 8

Disappointingly I'm probably going to give this a miss due to the format.

As it stands I could only enter a single robot (despite currently having 7 working antweights), so I feels harder to justify the travel.
by GeorgeR
Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:48 am
Forum: Events
Topic: AWS 62 - Summer/Autumn 2021
Replies: 24
Views: 75323

Re: AWS 62 - Summer/Autumn 2021

I'm going to have to agree with the others, I don't see any issues with modified rc cars and such like. It provides a cheap and easy way into antweights for beginners, and they're never particularly competitive, so it's not like there's no incentive to build your own. I believe the rule was initiall...
by GeorgeR
Thu Sep 10, 2020 9:28 am
Forum: Events
Topic: BotFest 4 (25th April 2020)
Replies: 70
Views: 122239

Re: BotFest 4 (25th April 2020)

Looks like we're out of luck. The official rules state the only way "Team sports" are allowed are if the sport's national governing body have submitted an action plan to the government, and that action plan has been approved by the government. The details are on here..... https://www.gov.u...
by GeorgeR
Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:37 pm
Forum: Questions (and answers)
Topic: Antweight 4WD wiring
Replies: 6
Views: 11635

Re: Antweight 4WD wiring

I don't see it being a problem, what are the chances of the wire between the esc and the motor actually getting broken? They're not likely to get directly hit given they'll be right in the middle of the robot, and if a wheel takes a hit, the gearboxes break before the electrical connection is damage...
by GeorgeR
Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:46 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: GeorgeR's robots
Replies: 127
Views: 195025

Re: GeorgeR's robots

Sunnysky r1106 - they're the most robust of the little 110X size motors I've found.
by GeorgeR
Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:45 pm
Forum: Questions (and answers)
Topic: Rules Question: Multiple Clusters on a team?
Replies: 5
Views: 9541

Re: Rules Question: Multiple Clusters on a team?

You can definitely enter multiple clusters on one team, it's the 4th spot that is limited to a cluster or walker, the first three spots are open and can be anything.
by GeorgeR
Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:13 pm
Forum: Questions (and answers)
Topic: Silly American question
Replies: 10
Views: 23685

Re: Silly American question

Kyro wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2020 1:13 pm that's fine with me...

gives everyone a little extra fun after reading my brilliant and informative posts...
Talking of brilliant and informative posts, are we getting one with all the details for aws61 soon? It's barely a month away!
by GeorgeR
Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:26 pm
Forum: Questions (and answers)
Topic: Silly American question
Replies: 10
Views: 23685

Re: Silly American question

This is definitely the most unexpected question to find here, but I do actually know the answer! Stoke is a very common place name in Britain, it's derived from the old English word 'stoc', which means settlement. Sub means under or beneath. (ie. submarine, sub-standard, etc.) Don is from the old En...