Attention Beetleweight builders!

[harry hills]

Shane, don't think I don't want too
PJ, yeah those might help, although some grippyer wheels might help too... anybody got a pair of 73mm 10mm wide banebots they could lend me :P

What I think would be another option would be to change the design a bit and belt drive another set of wheels up the front, underneath the beater.

[swanaldo]

it might run better on a metal floor rather than wood.

[Ellis]

Just a suggestion Harry, how about some tiny magnets at the back? I'll be bringing the things I bought, chances are they'll do jack to stabilize what I'm building, so you're free to try them.

[harry hills]

haha, you say it like that will work :P Bring the magnetz with you anyway and we can try them

[RogueTwoRobots]

Had quite a few people asking me over the course of the weekend where I got the servo from that powers Flatulence's flipper. It's the biggest one available on Giant Shark:

http://www.giantshark.co.uk/product/...vo-20kg-torque

Not the fastest but reasonably sturdy. It was plugged in directly to the receiver which, in turn, drew power from a 6V external BEC. The flipper arm was connected directly to the servo horn on one side, with a support bolt attached to the servo base for the other side of the arm to connect to.

I just need to combine it with drive motors that can still push when something's partially lifted on the arm.

[Ellis]

I have some spare 550s if like Jamie.

[RogueTwoRobots]

Cheers Ellis, I could totally fit them inside Flatulence's chassis

[PJ-27]

@Jamie, do you plan on bypassing the BEC and drawing power directly from the Battery? That should help.

You wouldn't have to go as big 550 for major speed in a BW, rc car hobby motors would do (400s?) Although I think it's awesome that Ellis did it and very impressed it worked!