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by daveimi
Sun Nov 02, 2014 10:14 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014
Replies: 230
Views: 160972

Re: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014

Hi all, wanted to say thanx for making us feel welcome and listening to my ramblings and answering questions etc. We had a great day with plenty of maccy d's and asda butties so it's all gravy :) We won best new comer! Well...I did...Jack and Alex just came to keep me company and for the free food l...
by daveimi
Fri Oct 31, 2014 10:08 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014
Replies: 230
Views: 160972

Re: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014

Looking forward to meeting everyone as well! I design and install computer networks for a living and have these two tool bags that follow me everywhere with work and fixing families computers and laptops etc. So I thought well rather than try and dissect what I think I'll need I'll just lob both bag...
by daveimi
Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:35 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014
Replies: 230
Views: 160972

Re: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014

Is it wrong I have two toolbags, and a placky crate with all my gear in? Not to mention extension cable and drill? I feel as though we need to geek out over each other's toolboxes and or "mound" of stuff ready for car loading in the morning lol.
by daveimi
Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:43 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014
Replies: 230
Views: 160972

Re: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014

Thank you so much for all the offers of help. Stuff is packed and ready to go 5am Saturday morning lol. Bringing the robot ready to go just needing some sort of receiver, and bringing a load of cash so can either buy new or borrow and give back depending on how things go. Again am massively grateful...
by daveimi
Thu Oct 30, 2014 9:37 am
Forum: Events
Topic: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014
Replies: 230
Views: 160972

Re: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014

Would appreciate some help in putting the red 2 pin power plug into a fresh receiver so that I can learn which pins are live and ground etc. Am guessing that the servo pins have something like a live in the middle and 0V either side and which ever side it sees voltage on is how it knows which way to...
by daveimi
Thu Oct 30, 2014 9:33 am
Forum: Events
Topic: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014
Replies: 230
Views: 160972

Re: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014

I’ve been using one of the robotwars101 kits so the motors plug directly into the receiver via servo boards and the battery pack comes through a switch harness and through a 2 pin plug into another of the receiver channels to supply power. There’s no ESC as such, sorry for being confusing. I plugged...
by daveimi
Thu Oct 30, 2014 7:43 am
Forum: Events
Topic: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014
Replies: 230
Views: 160972

Re: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014

Hi, getting desperate and after some help. I sat down to charge antweight up last night, so plugged charger into this flying lead that looks a servo cable that I assumed was a charging Tpiece in the loom. The motors jumped and the receiver instantly became unresponsive. Didn't think too much about i...
by daveimi
Wed Oct 29, 2014 10:21 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014
Replies: 230
Views: 160972

Re: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014

Oh wow will definitely be bringing some cash then :)
by daveimi
Wed Oct 29, 2014 9:41 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014
Replies: 230
Views: 160972

Re: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014

ooo what are people selling :D
by daveimi
Wed Oct 29, 2014 1:07 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014
Replies: 230
Views: 160972

Re: AWS 45 - Coventry - 1st November 2014

Am now officially signed up for Saturday!!