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by wmoulds
Thu Feb 22, 2018 11:24 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: 'Harder Than It Looks' Build
Replies: 12
Views: 10339

Re: 'Harder Than It Looks' Build

Hey folks, just an update to where I am in case it may help someone else in the future. I had bought a robot from nuts and bots for a few reasons, 1 so I could battle two robots, 2 use it as a benchmark and 3 use it as a learning tool. It has succeeded already in helping me to troubleshoot my own ro...
by wmoulds
Fri Feb 09, 2018 5:47 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: 'Harder Than It Looks' Build
Replies: 12
Views: 10339

Re: 'Harder Than It Looks' Build

Thanks for your inputs. I'm going to try and swap the receiver channels around later to see if that makes a difference. Though I think you may be right about blowing the motors. I knew they were rated to 6v but thought they had a tolerance of above this, my logic was the ESC only regulated 6v to the...
by wmoulds
Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:58 am
Forum: Antweights
Topic: 'Harder Than It Looks' Build
Replies: 12
Views: 10339

Re: 'Harder Than It Looks' Build

I'll try and upload photos in this message... https://preview.ibb.co/iMbfJx/IMG_20180206_WA0001.jpg https://preview.ibb.co/iMNy5c/IMG_20180207_001608276.jpg https://preview.ibb.co/hr5J5c/IMG_20180207_001510797.jpg https://preview.ibb.co/hkvwrH/IMG_20180207_001358479.jpg https://preview.ibb.co/n23hWH...
by wmoulds
Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:30 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: 'Harder Than It Looks' Build
Replies: 12
Views: 10339

'Harder Than It Looks' Build

First of all I love this forum for all the info I have gathered so far and thank you to Shakey, who I think it was, for telling people on Robot Wars how to get into battle robots by starting with Antweights. I grew up watching robot wars wondering where to start and how to get involved. With not kno...