Fleaweight?

bitternboy · Post by **bitternboy** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 9:05 am

Hi,
Is there a rule against spinners in fleaweights? You see I plan on starting one and wondered if the design I planned was allowed. Also, is it worth it? I havn't seen many fleaweights around recently. I come to the reading robot club regularly, is anyone else who comes bringing their fleaweights with them?

peterwaller · Post by **peterwaller** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 9:38 am

Spinners are allowed in fleaweights.
At the last AWS I think it was 3 out of the 5 fleas were spinners.
I know fleabite and little yellow taxi were and I think one of Razor Daves was but I am not sure what it is called.

EpicentrE · Post by **EpicentrE** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 9:41 am

There's certainly no rule against it, there were two fleaweight spinners at AWS30. Whether it's worth it is totally up to you, building a fleaweight can be a little more challenging than an ant in some respects, and getting a similar level of functionality into the reduced weight and size certainly isn't always easy - so it's certainly worth it if you want a bit of a different challenge to normal.

There's not a huge amount of competition, but there's a few regulars who have fleas, so they'll always be a few at least I would've thought. On top of that, you can also team up with someone else who has a flea (assuming both your teams arn't full) and enter them as a cluster bot in the main competition.

Edit: Doh, Pete beat me to it!

joey_picus · Post by **joey_picus** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 4:37 pm

It's not only allowed but very possible, speaking as the owner of Little Yellow Taxi

I actually found building a flea easier than building an ant, the first version of LYT came in well underweight (66g) and I hadn't done anything especially to save weight, careful selection of parts to start with helped (basically be sensible, try and get as light a reciever as you can and don't armour it in 5mm polycarb all around)

I wouldn't advise sticking them in against other ants on their own though, clusters are fine but fighting Antipathy or Combatant with a machine half its weight is asking for disaster, hehehe...

bitternboy · Post by **bitternboy** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 8:30 pm

Thanx, I'll press on with it. I don't think it will be ready by the reading robot club in january unless I can get my dad to fund it as a christmas present. I think I shall christen it Figgy Pudding

. I'll post when I finish. I know everyone will be fighting over the chance of joining the clusterbot

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bitternboy · Post by **bitternboy** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 8:58 pm

No, Wait. "Pixel" - That's a better name; you think?

bitternboy · Post by **bitternboy** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:54 pm

Question: where can I get a 4.8v NiMh battery like the one in the robotwars101 starter kit? I was planning to get one from sussex model center but they unexpectedly went out of stock.

Simon Windisch · Post by **Simon Windisch** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 2:44 pm

http://www.strikalite.co.uk/prodcat_typ ... er_Pack/5/

"300mA 2/3AAA NiMH Receiver Pack-tags"

You'll have to solder plugs on though.

Simon

bitternboy · Post by **bitternboy** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 3:55 pm

Come to think of it, I might as well get used to using LiPos. Got any suggestion of where I might get one, the wiring to reduce the voltage and any information on how to wire it?

Simon Windisch · Post by **Simon Windisch** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 5:58 pm

Hmm, in order
http://www.atomicworkshop.co.uk/catalog ... cts_id=194
and
http://windisch.co.uk/robots/howto/volt ... ulator.htm
and while you're at it
http://www.technobots.co.uk/acatalog/On ... r_666.html and http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?moduleno=231

Simon