couple of questions

[suvv]

ok note to self dont copy anvil, i must admit my first bot aint gona be clever i just want it to work in the weight limit 1.5kg is not as much as i thought it was after doing some rough calculations as to what i think thinks are going to weigh in at

[Eventorizon]

Alex kinda bent/broke the rules with regards to the link lol

Yeah, I bent them. Given it had no weapons I put the link on the underside of the machine where it was actually inside and pulled out using a cable tie. The machine was armed before the top was put on.

And this was all because I had no idea how the wiring would work and so I decided to work it out later. Anvil is now written off so don't worry about copying it.

[suvv]

ok noted wont be doing that i have been reading the rules and trying to make sence of a few bits im used to using lipos from airsofting but would the rules allow me to place the whole bot in a charging bag/box or di i have to be able to remove the bateries

[harry hills]

No. Remove your batteries when charging.

[suvv]

ok this is helping much will these be enough to run a 6wheel brick??
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...Lipo_Pack.html

[harry hills]

Will run it for days and days. You can use a pack like half the capacity.

[suvv]

is this better or still to big ?
http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store...arehouse_.html

[harry hills]

That is exactly the same capacity. It is a different voltage though. Which were you planning to run, 4 or 3 cells?

[suvv]

im looking for max pushing power similar to an american bot i allways liked called panzer mk1 but smaller

[razerdave]

TBH a beetle pusher can run for a long time on 1300mAh, as for voltage (how many cells), the motors Harry showed take 12v (3S) but can take 14.4 (4s) easily. General rule of thumb says they can run 1.5 times their stated voltage (which in this case is 18v (5S pack, near enough), but I can't guarantee how long they'd last. If speed and power is what you want, 4S will probably suffice.

[suvv]

im assuming that the arenas have a pit or other hazzard that i can shove opponents into as im guessing matches are judged in the same way that the tv show judged the big fights

[razerdave]

Mine has a pit, and possibly a flip out zone, but no others planned for now.

[suvv]

does that mean its worth thinking about some form of active weapon??

[razerdave]

Active weapons are very much encouraged

[suvv]

i can see me being really stuck in the future due to lack of machineing ability