Flipper- electric power

[ady]

With prodigy coming together now, i am not too hot on co2 powered flippers, so was wondering has their ever been any hw with elctric powered rams, if their are such a thing, and if so would it be any good for mainly self righting or at least turning another over?

[xtreme]

Flipper- electric power

Storm 2 has an electric powerd 4 bar lifter.
http://www.teamstorm.com/heavies/storm2/series7/index.htmhttp://www.teamstorm.com/heavies/sto...ies7/index.htm
more on the weapon
http://www.teamstorm.com/heavies/storm2/series7/weaparmour/index.htmhttp://www.teamstorm.com/heavies/sto...mour/index.htm

or linear actuators like Biohazard uses


Found these at ayrshire robotics on ways to use a motor and screw type design.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c367/ayrshirerobotics/lift_1.jpghttp://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ics/lift_1.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c367/ayrshirerobotics/lift_2.jpghttp://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ics/lift_2.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c367/ayrshirerobotics/lift_3.jpghttp://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ics/lift_3.jpg

(Message edited by xtreme on June 10, 2007)

[ady]

Flipper- electric power

thanks for that, my robot has a flipper like fitted to firestorm, i wondered if their are electric style rams like the pnmatic one fitted.

[woody]

Flipper- electric power

http://www.actuators-electric.co.uk/http://www.actuators-electric.co.uk/

Local to you I think.

[ady]

Flipper- electric power

never heard of them woody, and yet they are a mile up the road. thanks alot.

[corsair_lightning]

Flipper- electric power

M2 has an electric powered flipper. Can flip once every 2 seconds, I believe.

[Gaseraki]

Flipper- electric power

m2 has an electric flipper?
Must be thinking of a dif m2

[joey_picus]

Flipper- electric power

I think M2s flipper is low pressure pneumatic, not electric.

[woody]

Flipper- electric power

http://www.m2robot.com/http://www.m2robot.com/

[corsair_lightning]

Flipper- electric power

I was referring to season 7 M2. Pearce said it had an electric flipper, but that was the old one.

[Mouldy]

Flipper- electric power

Nope, the old one was Low pressure, the new one is high pressure.. only electronic part of the weapon was the solenoid valves..

[corsair_lightning]

Flipper- electric power

so it was semi-electric.

[joey_picus]

Flipper- electric power

All pneumatic weapons are semi-electric by that definition - you need to use something to activate the flow of gas.

[craig_anto]

Flipper- electric power

all robots are semi electric by that definition, the flipper on M2 is and always was pneumatic, the valves are triggered by electronic controller.

Even Petrol engines in robots are controlled by some form of electonics