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zazeeqo
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First Antweight help

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Hi Guys and Gals!

So yeh, another newbie looking for advice but man did this series of Robot wars really give me the urge to get involved! Even though I have pretty much 0 experience in electronics, I really want to learn and build an antweight.

I have done some research as regards to which are the right parts to buy and I would like to build a flipper eventually.

Motor Controller - Sabertooth 2x5a
Motors - 50:1 Pololu
Receiver and Transmitter -http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/st ... de_2_.html
Battery - http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor ... Apy78P8HAQ
Flipper Servo - KS-Servo PDI-HV2008MG http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor ... uct=104564
Armour - 1mm Carbon Fibre

The weight of the electricals should all be fine but your expertise would be appreciated to determine whether Ive made any errors here and any recommendations. When I gets to start this bot Im hoping I ll make a build diary.

Cheers! :)
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Rhys
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Welcome. All looks like it would work fine, but just a few recommendations...

The battery is way too heavy. You could get away with much smaller one. But if you're new, I guess it would be good for practice as it will last ages. For competition most people use batteries below 200mah.

Sabretooths are quite expensive and heavy. Most people buy Rory's controller. Cheaper, lighter and you don't have to post it off to America if you want it repaired.

Most people tend to opt for a DSM2 compatible transmitter as you get a lot more choice when it comes to receivers. I'd recommend taking a look at the thread on the Devo 7 in the resources forum. Or maybe pick up a used dx6i. But that would probably cost a fair bit more.

But as I said, that's all just recommendations. You could certainly build a competitive ant with all the parts you listed above. That flipper servo looks very interesting. Good luck!
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zazeeqo
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Post by zazeeqo »

Rhys wrote:Welcome. All looks like it would work fine, but just a few recommendations...

The battery is way too heavy. You could get away with much smaller one. But if you're new, I guess it would be good for practice as it will last ages. For competition most people use batteries below 200mah.

Sabretooths are quite expensive and heavy. Most people buy Rory's controller. Cheaper, lighter and you don't have to post it off to America if you want it repaired.

Most people tend to opt for a DSM2 compatible transmitter as you get a lot more choice when it comes to receivers. I'd recommend taking a look at the thread on the Devo 7 in the resources forum. Or maybe pick up a used dx6i. But that would probably cost a fair bit more.

But as I said, that's all just recommendations. You could certainly build a competitive ant with all the parts you listed above. That flipper servo looks very interesting. Good luck!
Quality response. The Devo 7e transmitter looks good and I'll look for a smaller battery.
Cant wait to get to work now. Thanks!
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decap
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I did find a devo 7 on amazon from the UK

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00 ... UTF8&psc=1
shangalaing
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Re: First Antweight help

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Get the devo 7e and flash it with deviation software. It can accept dsmx/dsm2 protocols then. Quality cheap tx!
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