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by Kyro
Tue Dec 01, 2020 8:01 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: What to do with old and leftover parts
Replies: 5
Views: 18951

Re: What to do with old and leftover parts

I understand wanting to just use parts you already have for a build. the servo suggestion was just for a future upgrade option... best of luck with your build, i look forward to seeing what you come up with as what i am picturing from your description is probably a bit different to the actual finish...
by Kyro
Tue Dec 01, 2020 10:17 am
Forum: Antweights
Topic: What to do with old and leftover parts
Replies: 5
Views: 18951

Re: What to do with old and leftover parts

i always go for a strong drive, because if your weapon is damaged or stops working, you still have good drive to fall back on... 4wd also adds redundancy... you can lose a wheel from each side and still move... 2wd, you lose 1 and your driving in circles... 4wd also feels much better to drive IMHO H...
by Kyro
Tue Dec 01, 2020 9:54 am
Forum: Antweights
Topic: What to do with old and leftover parts
Replies: 5
Views: 18951

Re: What to do with old and leftover parts

4wd... although i may be a little biased
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by Kyro
Sun Nov 29, 2020 1:14 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Thinking about a one off competition.
Replies: 29
Views: 59847

Re: Thinking about a one off competition.

i found that the first few builds seemed daunting... but you pick up tips and tricks which help as you build more... nowdays, with all parts to hand, i can scratch build a robot that could win a fight in just a couple of hours. although typically i would say each of my bots take a day or 2 from part...
by Kyro
Sat Nov 21, 2020 3:37 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: TeamScrewUps poopoo bots
Replies: 56
Views: 165231

Re: TeamScrewUps poopoo bots

if you switch the wheels around, they will sit a good few mm closer to the body each side... this may also help...

my cube is just some foam tile cut up and superglued together... its pretty accurate, simple and helps a lot with builds
by Kyro
Fri Nov 20, 2020 3:04 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: TeamScrewUps poopoo bots
Replies: 56
Views: 165231

Re: TeamScrewUps poopoo bots

if those are 32mm pololu wheels then i think 13cm is too wide to fit diagonally, however it looks like you might get away with it fitting between opposite corners... with 32mm wheels you can be about 110mm wide and fit the cube diagonally, however with the same setup you can be about 145mm wide and ...
by Kyro
Tue Nov 17, 2020 5:44 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Questions about LEDs and the OrangeRX R610V2
Replies: 3
Views: 4341

Re: Questions about LEDs and the OrangeRX R610V2

my beetle led light was a set of led's from a poundland cob headlight that i wired into the positive and negative of an old servo lead and plugged it into a spare channel on my rx... worked great for me... the cob ran off of 6v which was funnily enough the same output from the bec built into one of ...
by Kyro
Sun Nov 15, 2020 9:58 am
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Thinking about a one off competition.
Replies: 29
Views: 59847

Re: Thinking about a one off competition.

i noticed the front raises when you flip, and your design fully encloses the wheels. do your wheels still touch the floor when the front is raised? im pretty sure the original had the tyres exposed and an angled rear so it would still have wheels on the ground when flipping as the front hinged flipp...
by Kyro
Sun Nov 08, 2020 5:34 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Thinking about a one off competition.
Replies: 29
Views: 59847

Re: Thinking about a one off competition.

you definitely want a soldering iron... a twist can easily shake itself lose and shorts and lipo's really dont mix well you can pick one up off ebay for about £6... if you are new to soldering in general practise on some random bits of wire and if you have any old broken electronics, open it up and ...
by Kyro
Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:43 am
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Thinking about a one off competition.
Replies: 29
Views: 59847

Re: Thinking about a one off competition.

now we are just thinking how cool that armour will look, when ricocheting around the inside of the arena ;)