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Yup, no HV castle escs come with built in bec's.
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Sorry to almost hijack here, but is there a guide for how you'd go about wiring an LED to a bec on a tz85a? Just on account of there only being one wire, not sure how to do it properly...Comment
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Do you have a link to the 48V LED? A nominally 50W high voltage LED is made up of strings of LED elements on the same chip and looks something like this:
If that is really what you are proposing, its quite dangerous! A 50W LED is about the same as a 250W incandescent light and is blindingly bright - looking directly at it for even a short time is not good for your eyes.
I don't see what the problem is with using lower voltage LEDs off only one battery or with a larger dropping resistor. even if you use a very bright 1W LED, the pack supplying it will only be slightly more depleted after 3 minutes and since you are charging the packs separately, that pack will just take a fraction more charge to be back to full and equal with the other pack.
I looked up the specs. on a 60,000 mcd LED that is unpleasantly bright to look at and from a 22.2V 6S pack it needs a 680 ohm, 1W resistor. Total circuit power dissipation is only 29.3mA, which is totally insignificant. If you wanted to run the LED off 48V, you just need to double the resistance and power rating. The closest common part is a 1.5K, 5W resistor.Comment
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To run a LED off any BEC you will connect the LED and a dropping resistor in series between the red (positive) and brown or black (negative) wires of the servo cable. You need to find the specs. on the LED and plug the voltage drop and current consumption into a LED resistor calculator to find the right resistor value to use.Comment
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Got to go to work so I haven't read the replies, but I bought a regulator that will drop the voltage to 24V off RS yesterday so I will wire 2 sets of 12V LEDS's in series to give the 24V I need.
Problem solved... sort of.Last edited by Eventorizon; 31 March 2014, 07:23.Comment
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As you all know the draw has been made from the champs and here are Binky and Conker 3's fights with a little thought on each one...
Conker 3 vs Flow vs Kaizer
-Interesting opener. Despite Flow's power I can see C3 inflicting quite a bit of damage to the Titanium. Not sure what Kaizer looks like these days but I am cautiously optimistic I can at least beat it on a judges decision or OOTA it.
-Conker 3 vs Massacre vs Drumroll 2
This will be a fun fight. Get to settle an old score with Drumroll after it messed up Conker 2's MDF armour. If Massacre works I think both C3 and Drummroll will get some serious hits unless one of the vertical take the bar off. Short version: CHAOS!
-Conker 3 vs Galactus vs Nightfury
Get to have another go at Nightfury. Winning with C2 last time by knocking the link out wasn't really how I wanted it to go down. Galactus is going to really make things hard but I believe the additional bite on C3's weapon and higher tip speed will mean Galctus flies and not Conker 3.
-Conker 3 vs 720
This is going to hurt either way. David's driving is amazing and 720 packs a serious punch but C3 has the harder hitting weapon and sloped armour which will make 720 work for a victory.
-Binky vs Ironside vs Hardwired
Ironside is the real threat here in terms of damage. If the bar hits like it looks then Binky could get some serious damage but Binky's newly tipped teeth will go through the Hardox on Ironside and once its upside down its game over. Hardwired 2 is going to be tough to crack. Its thick armour is probably to much for Binky to deal with and its very low front could have Binky going backwards but a few good hits on the side and she should be flying.
-Binky vs 4x4 Toon vs Hatchet
4x4 Toon is either going to have Binky down the put or Binky will be pealing back the blade. No idea what Hatchet is, but I am guessing its an axe some some sort and after LH3 we know Axes cant do much.
-Binky vs Carnicus vs Devils Coach Horse
Another unknown in DCH. Some kind of 4 bar lifer. If it can get under then Binky will have had it but otherwise I can see it earning pleanty of Air-miles. Carnicus is going to be relentless. Even if we bend the claws so they are perpendicular it will just keep pushing and shoving.
-Binky vs Loki vs Hatchet
Another 4 bar lifter with Loki. Same PTO issues as with DCH but again: air miles. Then Hatchet again with the same thoughts: Axe's don't bother Binky.Comment
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Looking forward to our fight very much
Pretty sure Ironside is just the eight-sided, invertible Hardox box though. The one with the bar last year was IronConkers.
Aha. Haha. Hahahaha. Hahahahahahaha!Carcinus is going to be relentless
Assuming it makes it into the arena, it won't be anywhere near a threat. It might ram into you but won't have enough power to push or shove, so you should be fine
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I wondered if that was the case. If that is true then we may be blunting out nice new teeth on Binky. I hope this Granite Crusher stuff its up to the task.Originally posted by RogueTwoRobots View PostLooking forward to our fight very much
Pretty sure Ironside is just the eight-sided, invertible Hardox box though. The one with the bar last year was IronConkers.
I was being polite but if you want me to say you will need a new robot and I will buy you a Bin bag than that fine too :-D Seriously though, my Dad would never destroy a machine, only immobilise.Originally posted by RogueTwoRobots View PostAha. Haha. Hahahaha. Hahahahahahaha!
Assuming it makes it into the arena, it won't be anywhere near a threat. It might ram into you but won't have enough power to push or shove, so you should be fineComment
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I have to say, I am definitely looking forward to fighting Binky, that will be rather interesting indeed. I'd be surprised if anything can get through the front hardox scoop, but the real danger will come from the potential OOTA. Course, there's Ironside in there too, which could cause me plenty of internal damage too...
Going to be a cracking first ever fight for me though!Comment
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You got a Srimech on Conker? Plus, remember the small gouge on the front of Flow was done in 5 hits from Inertia, that shell is quite tough!Originally posted by Eventorizon View PostComment
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Conker 3 is invertible. The design always has been. C1 never got a chance to show it, C2's armour got bent as it was turned over and got stuck. Not a great track record but C3 is a totally different beast and is balanced really well so it should drive nicely too.
As for the damage, Inertia's weapon didn't have the highest RMI or any vertical weapon in the UK, I am sure C3 will leave its mark ;-)Comment
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Just looked back through the thread and saw the design, out the arena it is
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Hahaha! You thought you were fighting Conker 2? Little Spinner 4 totalled that in its first fight! All 4 gearbox's sounded like salt grinders for the rest of the event and the disc kept getting stuck on.Originally posted by MicroGravity100 View PostJust looked back through the thread and saw the design, out the arena it isComment
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Nah, I knew I was fighting C3, just couldn't remember what the CAD looked like!Comment
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