Big wheels on a heavyweight

[woody]

Big wheels on a heavyweight

Id also check your batteries ...preferably under load....seeing as how your symptoms indicate that you might possibly have a combination of problems.

[craig_colliass]

Big wheels on a heavyweight

Thanks Woody I will check the items mentioned I dont think it is the batteries with an intermittent fault, as the problem when it starts to happen is repeatable. only on the left only on full travel. also I dont know what voltage the batteries are delivering under load but it is more than sufficient to spin the wheels on my drive, so I think the batteries are delivering the current required.
I was wondering with the Sidewinder they have a habit of running out of alignment when hot (one or both wheels will start to spin when the Tx is switched off) I was told by the guys at Sidewinder this is normal and part of the current limiting circuit.
But before I get technical! I will recalibrate the sidewinder just to make sure the fault is not that.
Thanks for your help

[craig_colliass]

Big wheels on a heavyweight

I have decided to make a sword for the saint 200mm long handle and 1000mm long blade!

Also I€™ve decided to fit €œthe halo€ on the old saint, so it can run in the Rebel Robots bash in August. Are there going to be any other spinners for that one?

[joey_picus]

Big wheels on a heavyweight

Tony Fowler (I think) has Carnage, and I suspect one or two of the RW spinners may come out of hiding if it is televised.

[craig_colliass]

Big wheels on a heavyweight

I wonder how spinners do against Plastic robots like Thz

[dragonmaster_1]

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No Tony Booth has Carnage.
Spinners at Rebel Robots. Carnage, Scorpion, may be Warhead, hope a few of the RW spinners will turn up.

[joey_picus]

Big wheels on a heavyweight

Ah, wrong Tony.

[craig_colliass]

Big wheels on a heavyweight

Not too keen on Warhead

has a UK robot stuffed it before.

[dragonmaster_1]

Big wheels on a heavyweight

No it has only been on battlebots i think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-qzf3CO3k4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-qzf3CO3k4

[defyer]

Big wheels on a heavyweight

Craig the batteries from batteryspace .com are not powerful enough I just cancelled my order after speaking with the company and double checking with them first before they processed, if you are after sla try the following I just paid $96 for odyssey 12v 13 AH pc535 from a place in Florida in UK works out to about 45 pounds UK. Though Im in Canada.the site is http://www.batterysales.comwww.batterysales.com

[craig_colliass]

Big wheels on a heavyweight

Hi just come back from the UK champs and the Sidewinder blew for no reason I could see I was just testing the function of the drive with no load on the cradle and BANG FIZZ!!! The thing stank and failed 15 minutes before I was due to fight in the first round. I have just taken the thing apart and the MOSFET has blown on the L/H drive the data on the unit is
IRFB 3027
604p
OK 9C

is it worth me trying to change this part myself, as the service for these things as mentioned on this forum dose not have the best record for reliability or cost.
What do you think?

[dragonmaster_1]

Big wheels on a heavyweight

Hi Guys,

Due to numerous issues getting sidewinders repaired overseas, particularly with regard to shipping, James has taken the step of asking if I would become the UK repair centre for Sidewinders. I have accepted this task and thus life should now become much easier for roboteers who require repairs.
I have received several sidewinders which have been recovered from the states and formed a batch of faulty product due for repair. I would like to hear from anyone who has a sidewinder with James for repair and I will confirm with those individuals that I have their unit/s and when they will get repaired.

Anyone who has a unit which needs repair which they have not yet returned then please get in touch with me to arrange this. Please note that due to the backlog, and the fact Im very busy!, there will be a delay before I can complete your repair.

Roboteers will be responsible for all shipping costs incurred from this point forward, however James has very kindly covered the cost of the the two failed shipments to the states to make up for the inconvenience of the delay (and is very much out of pocket as a result). This means those of you with units already with James for repair will only need to pay for a UK shipment from me to you once the repair is complete. I will require payment for the cost of the repair and shipping to be received before I will send the units.

Before anyone asks, I do not repair any other controller types. If you have a broken Vantec, Roboteq or anything else dont ask me about it. I stopped repairing these owing to their unreliability and difficulty of repair. It simply isnt worth the effort most of the time!

I look forward to hearing from those of you with faulty sidewinders....

Best regards,
David Gamble.
Team Tornado.

[john]

Big wheels on a heavyweight

craig

think we have blown one as well , could send them off together - there is a contact in the states who do them fast and at what i think is a cheap price - if dave is 2 busy

will have to check if it is actually the sidewinder which has blown 1st

[craig_colliass]

Big wheels on a heavyweight

Hi David
I have tried to email you about getting the sidewinder fixed but the address team@teamtornado.co.uk dose not work can you email me with instructions as to where I should send the unit for repair

Thanks

[craig_colliass]

Big wheels on a heavyweight

Hi David
I have tried to email you about getting the sidewinder fixed but the address team@teamtornado.co.uk dose not work can you email me with instructions as to where I should send the unit for repair

Thanks


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