the fleaweight diet?

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the fleaweight diet?

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hiya, my lated flea is tipping the scales at 68g without any armour, i haven't really put that big parts in to it and i am stumped as to how to loose weight and still have the wepon :-?
the componats i am using are
2x gws pico servos
2x lego wheels
1x 9g servo
ti lifing scoop
6v battery.
1mm hdpe base.
a video as to the layout is here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdJZtJbJFi8

please help :(
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those wheels are almost 10g each aren't they?
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6g i think
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can you get any holes in those? holes in the armour/base, possibly shorten wires, remove casings/heatshrinks
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cheers i will drill holes if it comes to the worst :(
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Post by joey_picus »

You could probably get away with minimal armour if it comes to it (the scoop seems to provide a lot of protection so only the front and side of the battery, plus possibly the back of the robot, are actually in real need of armouring).
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but with 5g ish to spare, thats the trouble
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Lego wheels are ok, it's just the tyres that weigh loads. Bin them if you can. Also, maybe get a 138mah lipo? Only 7g.
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where from?
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Post by haz »

got myself underweight by going back to 4.8v at quite a cost, not so fast and the flipper is not so powerfull
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