Team Coolspeedbot: first feather weight robot

[Maxamuslead]

Yes, disconect negative side last allows to 'discharge'?!
but yes could happen either positive or neg but your more likely going to have a connection made after your electronics than before, meaning you could blow us stuff unintentionally.

(your electronics are still live sided with the removable link on the negative side)

great thanks, this will also make it easier wire up my system =D

[Coolspeedbot]

Did some rewiring, managed to use the housing for the fuse holder to make changing fuse easier.



I also made a second removable link with a shorter wire to neaten it and stop it sticking out so far from its insert slot.

[Coolspeedbot]

Power light fitted and works (might change the colour), Wolf-E now complies fully with FRA regulations. Baring any faults Wolf-E is finished electronic wise. Did a full arming test, removable link works, power works, motors work, ESCs work, receiver works.

[Maxamuslead]

looking good

[Coolspeedbot]

thanks

[Coolspeedbot]

A slightly shorter length Wolf-E? Shedding 4cm in length and moving internals back a bit.

[Coolspeedbot]

So after a late night and lots of maths I've got the current calculated weight of Wolf-E.

The weight is looking to be about 8.8kg leaving 4.8kg to play with. Currently its size will be 25.5cm x 38cm x 10cm.

The previous weight and size was 9.8kg with 3.8kg spare. The size was 29.5cm x 38cm x 10cm.

[Coolspeedbot]

And a stand alone render

[Coolspeedbot]

Ok time for another question, so as you may have seen Wolf-E's wedge isn't flush with the ground as the side panels are. And was wondering the possibility of making the wedge flush by making the panel long and angle grinding the excess off, like in this picture:

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I'll have to add a bevel to the wedge to stop it snagging the edges of arena floor panels anyway but I though I ask people more experienced with Hardox.

[daveimi]

Make the panel too long and grind off till flush.

[Coolspeedbot]

Make the panel too long and grind off till flush.

Oh good

[daveimi]

I can't do cad so i just do it all by eye lol

[Albear]

Get yourself a solid back door step, works for dave!

[Coolspeedbot]

Get yourself a solid back door step, works for dave!

What would that be of any use?

[Albear]

because that's what he does all his engineering on Although, he's built more successful robots than me to be fair