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by peterwaller
Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:25 am
Forum: Events
Topic: AWS19
Replies: 289
Views: 322850

I think Gary has it about right it not about how many you own its about a practical limit on what can be managed by both competitors and organisers.
by peterwaller
Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:41 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Reading Robot Club 8: Saturday 28th January 2006
Replies: 49
Views: 41647

Do you need the arena Simon
by peterwaller
Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:28 am
Forum: Events
Topic: AWS19
Replies: 289
Views: 322850

With all due respect to Craig him saying somthing doesn't make it law. As I remember it the committee agreed that a cluster bot would count as one of your entries but I don't remember it being extra to the limit of three rollers. Having said that my memory isn't what it used to be and it never was t...
by peterwaller
Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:30 am
Forum: Events
Topic: AWS19
Replies: 289
Views: 322850

My understanding is that you are allowed three rollers and a walker. If you enter a flea in a cluster that would counts as one of the rollers unless of course it is a walker. The exta allowance above the three limit we originally had, was an incentive to get more walkers developed and had nothing to...
by peterwaller
Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:21 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: New Robots
Replies: 1516
Views: 1018919

Check that the rx crystals are Hitec as Futarba use a different IF frequency so their RX crystals dont work very well in hitec receivers. You can sometimes get away with it but not always. If thats not the problem try swapping the crystals with your other robot to see if the problem follows the crys...
by peterwaller
Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:43 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: New Robots
Replies: 1516
Views: 1018919

The board is 1.5mm thick fibre glass board which is fairly strong and stiff. I have a PCB layout package on the PC to produce the design the print the master on transparency using a laser printer. You then get PCB material which is already coated in photo resist which you expose to ultra violet ligh...
by peterwaller
Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:38 am
Forum: Antweights
Topic: New Robots
Replies: 1516
Views: 1018919

I have just completed the new Militant. Looking more like the original but but the whole chassis is now a PCB. The controllers are built on the chassis, the receiver pins solder straight to it and the drive and spinner motors are mounted directly to it. Only the brushless controller is seperate as I...
by peterwaller
Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:30 am
Forum: Antweights
Topic: New Robots
Replies: 1516
Views: 1018919

Simon I didn't get much downforce using a small model aircraft propeller. I tried setting it up on some scales but the spinner caught the power leads and it ripped itself apart so I gave up at that point.
by peterwaller
Thu Jan 05, 2006 8:27 am
Forum: Roboteer Websites
Topic: Antweight Websites
Replies: 411
Views: 428545

Simon I think you will find that the shaft is 3mm diameter with a flat on it. The dimension you show as 2.5mm is to the flat which is probably correct. I had just been opening out the two holes to M2 on one of mine the day before I read your article. I used a 1.6 mm drill to clear the old thread the...
by peterwaller
Sun Jan 01, 2006 1:26 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Merry christmas!
Replies: 21
Views: 21125

Oliver I think you will find it is now 2006.