Reading Robot Club 17: 17th January 2009
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Thanks Simon and co for a great event!
there seemed to be a few more spinners this time and loads more damage ( as i found out ) .
Well done Dan for getting a award in everything lol
Also a big thank you to Scott and Andrew for getting r.i.p working and then fixing the broken motor.
Oh and well done to the other Jack ( ) and Matt at their first event.
roll on AWS 28!
Jack
there seemed to be a few more spinners this time and loads more damage ( as i found out ) .
Well done Dan for getting a award in everything lol
Also a big thank you to Scott and Andrew for getting r.i.p working and then fixing the broken motor.
Oh and well done to the other Jack ( ) and Matt at their first event.
roll on AWS 28!
Jack
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Here are the results:
Speedway
1st...Stewie.............DaveWeston
2nd..Dynamite.........Simon Windisch
3rd...Antisocial Ant...Dan Townend
Non Spinner Combat
1st...Antisocial Ant...Dan Townend
2nd..Thug Ant..........Dan Townend
3rd...Defiant............Peter Waller
Football
1st...Antagonise/Defiant............Nathan Finger / Alasdair Hutchinson
2nd..Antisocial Ant/Valiant Evo...Dan Townend / Jack Orr
3rd...Stewie/Terror Dactyl.........Dave Weston / Jack Evans
Full Combat
1st...Antisocial Ant...Dan Townend
2nd..Combatant.......Peter Waller
3rd...Dynamite........Simon Windisch
Best New Robot
Paper Cut....Mathew Smith
Best Rookie
Jack Evans..............Terror Dactyl
Best Driver
Dan Townend...........Antisocial Ant
Most Stylish Ant
Shadow...................Gary Aylward
Merit Awards
Alasdair Hutchinson...Variant / Defiant
Sarah Townend.........Flippant
Harry Orr..................Deadmeat
Full Results
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n66/ ... eedway.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n66/ ... onSpin.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n66/ ... onSpin.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n66/ ... onSpin.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n66/ ... otball.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n66/ ... Combat.jpg
Congratulations for all who won especially Dan for doing so well and Alasdair who had never driven before and won the football.
There appears to be a problem in the results of the Speedway. Terror Dactyl should have also appeared at the bottom of the chart so it and Stewie only got one run each in the qualifier round. It obviously didn't effect Stewie but sorry but to Jack Evans.
Speedway
1st...Stewie.............DaveWeston
2nd..Dynamite.........Simon Windisch
3rd...Antisocial Ant...Dan Townend
Non Spinner Combat
1st...Antisocial Ant...Dan Townend
2nd..Thug Ant..........Dan Townend
3rd...Defiant............Peter Waller
Football
1st...Antagonise/Defiant............Nathan Finger / Alasdair Hutchinson
2nd..Antisocial Ant/Valiant Evo...Dan Townend / Jack Orr
3rd...Stewie/Terror Dactyl.........Dave Weston / Jack Evans
Full Combat
1st...Antisocial Ant...Dan Townend
2nd..Combatant.......Peter Waller
3rd...Dynamite........Simon Windisch
Best New Robot
Paper Cut....Mathew Smith
Best Rookie
Jack Evans..............Terror Dactyl
Best Driver
Dan Townend...........Antisocial Ant
Most Stylish Ant
Shadow...................Gary Aylward
Merit Awards
Alasdair Hutchinson...Variant / Defiant
Sarah Townend.........Flippant
Harry Orr..................Deadmeat
Full Results
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n66/ ... eedway.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n66/ ... onSpin.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n66/ ... onSpin.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n66/ ... onSpin.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n66/ ... otball.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n66/ ... Combat.jpg
Congratulations for all who won especially Dan for doing so well and Alasdair who had never driven before and won the football.
There appears to be a problem in the results of the Speedway. Terror Dactyl should have also appeared at the bottom of the chart so it and Stewie only got one run each in the qualifier round. It obviously didn't effect Stewie but sorry but to Jack Evans.
Hey guys
After some tinkering with Terrordactyl, it seems the axe servo is fine on 4.8v, but as soon at its introduced to 6v or more it goes completely mental.
The servo in question is a HPXF, which I know for a fact works fine of 7.4, as its been used in Stewie, Pants, Duff, and many others
I'm at a loss....
After some tinkering with Terrordactyl, it seems the axe servo is fine on 4.8v, but as soon at its introduced to 6v or more it goes completely mental.
The servo in question is a HPXF, which I know for a fact works fine of 7.4, as its been used in Stewie, Pants, Duff, and many others
I'm at a loss....
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And to Peter, thanks for doing all the paperwork. I've copied the results to http://windisch.co.uk/robots/rrc/rrc17/results.htm
Simon
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Presumably there is a BEC to provide the Rx with 5V? Powering an Rx at >6V is unkind to it, and anything could happen.
Since we know the HPXF is happy on 7.4V, my money is on the Rx causing the strange behaviour.
As Simon suggests, make sure you have a decent stable supply voltage. If the voltage dips it will cause havoc with the Rx (Tired batteries are a major cause of the "interference" that only seems to start after a few rounds of an AWS IMHO )
Since we know the HPXF is happy on 7.4V, my money is on the Rx causing the strange behaviour.
As Simon suggests, make sure you have a decent stable supply voltage. If the voltage dips it will cause havoc with the Rx (Tired batteries are a major cause of the "interference" that only seems to start after a few rounds of an AWS IMHO )
Gary, Team BeligerAnt