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by Roboteernat
Fri Feb 10, 2017 11:26 am
Forum: Beetleweights
Topic: Team Shock's Beetleweights
Replies: 26
Views: 70828

Re: Team Shock's Beetleweights

Sorry to bring old thread back up but just wanting to link to this thread in my messages list...
by Roboteernat
Sun Jan 01, 2017 11:08 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: TinyTwo Speed Controllers
Replies: 204
Views: 172330

Re: TinyTwo Speed Controllers

Those micro Rx are good, although I have the original ones from Deltang, but I'm sure the banggood ones are direct copies.

I use them with my baby-o controller, so much weight saving!

Have you modified the code on the controller chip to work with these rx?
by Roboteernat
Thu Dec 08, 2016 4:18 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Low cost DIY esc
Replies: 3
Views: 6154

Re: Low cost DIY esc

Perhaps a look at Arduino connected to a motor driver, a very simple circuit if you just use the arduino bootloaded atmel chip and make i pcb breadboard to motor controller. Take a look here: https://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/348 Then take a look at the motor driver chassis circuit, and design your...
by Roboteernat
Mon Nov 14, 2016 1:50 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Found on Autodesk Fusion gallery - Big Hero 6 any one know further info?
Replies: 1
Views: 2954

Found on Autodesk Fusion gallery - Big Hero 6 any one know further info?

Searching through images through the Autodesk Fusion 360 gallery, i can across an image of a 6 wd antweight, looked interesting, anyone know more information on it? Seems to be a UK bot by Joshua Bateman, called Big Hero 6 https://gallery.autodesk.com/fusion360/projects/48222/big-hero-6-1?searched= ...
by Roboteernat
Wed Nov 09, 2016 1:44 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: GeorgeR's robots
Replies: 127
Views: 198741

Re: GeorgeR's robots

That does look very nice! nice and clean edges on the folding
by Roboteernat
Mon Nov 07, 2016 4:10 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Design-Build of Fe, my first competitive ant.
Replies: 11
Views: 12390

Re: Design-Build of Fe, my first competitive ant.

shangalaing wrote: metal gear servos are slightly larger than the nylon counterparts, so back to the drawing board.

Thats whats so great about this hobby and having access to your own printer, if it doesn't work, redesign and reprint, learn from mistakes and improve :)
by Roboteernat
Wed Oct 19, 2016 10:51 am
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Part recommendation
Replies: 55
Views: 43715

Re: Part recommendation

Those bearings are for the motor stator (inside shell) to run on the shaft, they will fit on the shaft on the motor, but you would need something that fits around the shaft of the threaded section. Usually 4mm or 5mm. I would look at something like a MR104 BEARING FOR A 4MM shaft (something like htt...
by Roboteernat
Tue Oct 18, 2016 10:26 am
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Part recommendation
Replies: 55
Views: 43715

Re: Part recommendation

If your in the UK, best place is ebay - using a UK only search, results below. http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=spdt+switch+mini&LH_PrefLoc=1&LH_ItemCondition=3&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xspdt+switch+mini+slide.TRS0&_nkw=spdt+switch+min...
by Roboteernat
Fri Oct 14, 2016 8:02 am
Forum: Resource Websites
Topic: 3D printer supplies
Replies: 99
Views: 227151

Re: 3D printer supplies

I didnt think to see on here any posts on the TCT show, I went there too, could have arranged a meet, would have been good to meet you Peter, Face to names.... Oh well :) Was an excellent show, i got lots of samples and also enquired about becomming a reseller for Esun again back when they first sta...
by Roboteernat
Tue Sep 13, 2016 3:17 pm
Forum: Questions (and answers)
Topic: Das Mikro - £12 dual channel speed controller with mixing
Replies: 32
Views: 74496

Re: Das Mikro - £12 dual channel speed controller with mixing

I had bought 2 of these boards as they looked interesting and the manufacturers are also making (copies?) the small Deltang RX modules i use too - hence why i saw them, but saw this page had been linked to on Facebook Ant pages. mine should arrive in the next day or so, looking forward to it, althou...