Team Bitza

[Ellis]

Re: Team Bitza

erm, K2 ?

A lightweight spinner in the US. YouTube is your friend.

[PJ-27]

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Spin test of Revo on half Voltage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_0BcT5M53s

[Eventorizon]

Re: Team Bitza

Its got some bite :-) It will be great to see it at full voltage!

And Ellis I can see Conker 3 going a similar way to K2; I have always liked the twin discs, but I will not as suicidal not to have side protection!

[RogueTwoRobots]

Re: Team Bitza

Very nice work, some great bite indeed.

Couldn't see much of the original impacts though. By the time the transition effect from slow-mo to normal had finished, the disc had already engaged with the object so we missed some of the best normal-speed bits :P

That aside, it's very impressive. Looking forward to seeing/fighting it.

[PJ-27]

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Thanks! Hoping the voltage upgrade will give it some more power.

Yeh the video editing is a bit crap, hoping to get some better shots on a camera with a higher resolution.

[PJ-27]

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Turns out that just those few hits on half voltage has bent the threaded bar!

So planning an upgrade to an A2 Stainless bar and perhaps another bulkhead to help with support. Got 1kilo of weight spare so planning to also beef up the armour.

[PJ-27]

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Made an external push button switch for the weapon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnelxNouRwE

[Gabe01]

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Very nice!

[PJ-27]

Well the UK champs has been and gone again, it was a mixed year for Team Bitza.
We had fun but the overall feeling was, '3 years in we should be better at this by now!'
Although the disk exploding was awesome to watch - it was a shame, I know Dan put a lot of effort into making that, and Splinter not really driving at all was frustrating.
A combination of running out of time and trying to be different have put us at a bit of a disadvantage. 1st year was scrap themed, 2nd again but with improvements and third was wood.
This time the theme is 'Doing it properly!' also starting now to avoid running out of time will help.
We have learnt a lot though. The importance of making a machine that you can dissamsemble, making one that's solid enough that you can refine and upgrade the design seems a good idea. And perhaps not making spinners with my 'hammer&hacksaw' engineering.
BitzaWood was pretty awesome on paper, 6150rpm, 2.6kg disk, tool steel teeth but there was always going to be a point of failure. I never expected the MDF to last but didn't see the disc going!

So what about this year? Well Dan has some neat ideas in the making, we now have all the components to make 2 machines and even spares! Question is what to build.

[daveimi]

I like Bitza 1. It had a "La Machine" front to it. I think you should develop that with a good drive train. It'd be lethal to a lot of the spinners.

[PJ-27]

I think scoops are very effective, but someone (Lewis?) has already done a very good FW version of La Machine.

My current 2 thoughts are:
FBS made from a car wheel (Suitably Bitza)
Or, 4 Bar Electric Flipper with dual fan motor weapon power.

Or both...

[psychostorm]

I think we're alright for lifters now.

I'd say a FBS with a hammer on top.

[PJ-27]

Hey, who said 'lifter'? None of that slowly lift them off the ground crap!

[Max]

I think combining both a full body spinner and an electric flipper in one robot is a great idea!!

[Ellis]

Hey, who said 'lifter'? None of that slowly lift them off the ground crap!

Gradually seeing this as a trend, with several none linac based electric lifters/flippers in development I feel like Tormenta is under threat.

Ah well, we'll just have to get mark 3 on the go and keep you all at bay.

I kid, build it! 2 of those motors should easily have enough power to be a flipper, if our drill can get Tormenta 2 air when it self rights.