Ceri Jenkins support thread

[psychostorm]

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If you were to replace that with Nylon (especially if you go to 20mm Nylon like the wedge triangles - there's definitely enough weight for it) you wouldn't suffer that problem to the same degree. I'm not saying that it would eradicate the problem completely but the likelihood of a repeat scenario would be greatly reduced.

Out of interest, did any of the wedge triangles take hits? How did they hold up if they did?

Multiple impacts and they've all survived with only their front edges smashed from the lower bolt on. By comparison, The bolts holding them there were bent beyond retrieve. The broken poly pro bulkhead still has it's wedge and bolt intact!

[psychostorm]

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Well that's been a while. Since I apparently can't find any thicker blades for my existing jigsaw, could anybody recommend me an inexpensive saw to cut my nylon & HDPE with?

Dunno why I'm bothering myself. I'm behind only clarkson as the world's most impractical man.

[psycho_fling]

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if you want to go really cheap just get a hand wood saw from b&q for £4

[team_orr]

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Yep, wood tools work just as well with HDPE, sometimes better. theres a brief guide about the stuff on my website (www.teamorr.com)

Jack

[craig_colliass]

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I use this type of saw for HDPE works better than Jigsaws

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/p ... 418716.htm

[psychostorm]

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Just spent the day working on Kaizer. I am now slightly the wiser. Here's what I learnt:

No where on the box of a flat pack workbench does it mention self assembly.
No flat pack anything has the correct number of nuts & bolts.
If the instructions say it's marked front & back, they shall not only be mark free - they shall be identical in every respect.

20 mm nylon is a right b*st*rd to cut through with a hand saw.
I can't cut a straight line to save my life.

And on that bombshell, good night!

Join me next week where I drill a dirty great big hole in the palms of my hands!

[psychostorm]

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Just plugged everything in & the only sign of life is the main light. Suggestions?

[mattsdragons]

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Panic?

[typhoon_driver]

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get a multimeter out and check that the voltage is getting where it needs to go (speed controllers etc)

check the radio gear is working using a servo

Basically check each sub system within the robot in a systematic way to work out whats wrong

[psychostorm]

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Right tried the multimeter - no reading but the zaps I got from the speed controllers suggest it isn't a supply problem.

Tried the BEC - no reading. Tried the RX - no reading. Tried to power the RX by charged battery & still nothing.

Radio kit buggered - not what I need.

[typhoon_driver]

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Right tried the multimeter - no reading but the zaps I got from the speed controllers suggest it isn't a supply problem.

No it suggests that you got no reading. How did you not get a voltage reading off the connection to the speed controllers?

Tried the BEC - no reading.

Again, how?!

[psychostorm]

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Resistance tester - pain in the ***

Bolt & Syren both read 13V, can't access the IBC to check, BEC outputs 5V. Receiver pins read 5V & have flickered warning light when I accidentally tapped it.

Says to me that the RX is knackered.

[psychostorm]

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Right opinions wanted:

As some of you may already have guessed I am planning a tough pneumatic flipping robot to add to the brood, so I collected parts and due to motor spacing could only assemble them as follows:

Some strange reason it doesn't sit well with me but that's why I want opinions.

[swanaldo]

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I think you have gone way ott with the armour there mate....LOL

[psycho_fling]

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oi thats not ott thats well made thank you