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by Gizz
Sun Jan 30, 2011 5:45 pm
Forum: Questions (and answers)
Topic: Speed Controllers
Replies: 262
Views: 154760

Ah, sounds a bit pricy but as you say it's easier to place them.
Where can i get hold of them?
Are there any else controllers you recommend?
by Gizz
Sun Jan 30, 2011 4:35 pm
Forum: Questions (and answers)
Topic: Speed Controllers
Replies: 262
Views: 154760

Hijacking the thread for a minute.

Which controllers apart from Peters and the sabertooth is worth going for at this time for an antweight(2x 50:1 HP motors? I've looked around but havn't really found any substitutes
by Gizz
Sun Jan 30, 2011 3:54 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Grippiest material for wheels?
Replies: 25
Views: 18086

Yeah got the polulu wheels and they seem nice and grippy.
On the other ant im in need of bigger wheels tho so im gonna make some out of hdpe or polycarb. Not ure what to use to get them grippy tho
by Gizz
Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:25 am
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Grippiest material for wheels?
Replies: 25
Views: 18086

How would it be to use lets say o-ring or whatever those rings are called which are used to keep air / water connections tight?
The black rubber ones, if you machine a small notch in a thicker wheel?
by Gizz
Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:20 am
Forum: Questions (and answers)
Topic: New to Lipos
Replies: 22
Views: 15320

Hehe yeah thanks for looking out for me mate :)
by Gizz
Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:58 am
Forum: Questions (and answers)
Topic: New to Lipos
Replies: 22
Views: 15320

No I just typed it a bit fuzzy :P, im making 2 different battery packs
One pack which will be 7,4v 240mAh.
The other pack will be 7,4v 340 mAh.

I've seen the blue lipo pack people use and wanted to heatshrink mine aswell to get it nice and tidy and to make it easier to place them in the robot.
by Gizz
Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:05 pm
Forum: Questions (and answers)
Topic: New to Lipos
Replies: 22
Views: 15320

Yeah its 2 2-cell packs, 240mAh and 340mAh for my ants, just to more easily place them and secure them.
by Gizz
Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:58 pm
Forum: Questions (and answers)
Topic: New to Lipos
Replies: 22
Views: 15320

Hijacking the thread for a minute: A quick question about temperature and LiPO. Im about to solder together my LiPo packs for the ants and I'm thinking about heatshrinking them for a good result. The question is, will they be able to handle the temperature for the short time without damaging? I've s...
by Gizz
Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:41 pm
Forum: Questions (and answers)
Topic: RX antennas
Replies: 3
Views: 3053

Yeah thats true. Were more of a convinient thing as i still have too much cables in the bot as it is imo :P
by Gizz
Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:34 pm
Forum: Questions (and answers)
Topic: RX antennas
Replies: 3
Views: 3053

RX antennas

Hi im curious about the 2,4gHz recievers i've seen in ants and fleas. Some only have the short antenna and others like mine got 2 of em. My question is, would i affect the performance much if i cut the longer antenna as it seems its only a sort of safety it seems? According to the manual it creates ...