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[big_nipper]

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Err.. Meant sub C Cells

[m2xt]

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I have approached many manufacturers for their recommendation for Ni-Cad or Ni-MH cells in heavyweights and not one had a product in their range that would suit (including Sanyo). However, there is considerable experience of using the Sanyo N-3000CR both in the US and the UK in heavyweights and that experience is worth far more that any spec sheet. Technobots alone has sold over 4,000 N-3000CR cells (either singularly or assembled into packs) to European robot builders over the last 2 years and failures have been rare. The failures I know of have been more often than not been due to incorrect usage. As far as I am concerned, there is no real choice, its the Sanyo N-3000CR but I keep looking.

Paul

[kodster]

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And what about Bosch motors? Im considering them, but I dont think theyre as powerful as some MagMotors

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[typhoon_driver]

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we use saft ni-mh cells in typhoon 1 + 2, they do what we need them to do and havent given us any trouble

It just depends on the needs of your machine

[kodster]

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Too true Gary. Hell you won RW7 with them!

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[maddox]

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Kody, the ruggedized Bosches, like Technobots sells them are just the best power/weight to pricetag ratio.

Thats the main reason so many people use them.
To go for a stronger motor ,like the Mag will increase the total pricetag enormously.As you need stronger speedos, and more batterypower.

In other words, it all depends on budget.

At the moment I still use SLA batteries, and not even the most expensive ones either, because I do not need to buy the more expensive NiCD batteries and matched chargers for them.

[kodster]

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Ok thanks.

Im starting to putup some blue prints of Wedginator, but I need to install AutoCAD first.

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[typhoon_driver]

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pah CAD, hand me a beer, crayon and a napkin and i can design a machine

[Guest]

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SolidWorks all the way!

[knightrous]

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Rhino 3D gets my bots built.

[maddox]

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Gary, I do work with exact the same tools as you to develope my machines.

[typhoon_driver]

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its the only way eh?

[Guest]

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I prefer to design on a beermat or a fag packet. If you use a larger medium, the design gets too difficult.

[kodster]

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quote:

pah CAD, hand me a beer, crayon and a napkin and i can design a machine

Woot

Anyway, I might try to install SolidWorks. Is it downloadable or do you have to buy it?

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[andrewj]

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Download Rhino 3.0 - http://www.rhino3d.comwww.rhino3d.com