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[typhoon_driver]

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bloody hell, that is one frisbee I wouldnt want to fly at me!

[RogueTwoRobots]

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Jeez!

That reminds me of one of the vids I saw on Team Mad Cows website - http://www.teammadcow.com/movies/DeathDrum_vs_Greewave.wmvhttp://www.teammadcow.com/movies/Dea...s_Greewave.wmv

Awesome!

[Mouldy]

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I think you mean: http://www.teammadcow.com/movies/DeathDrum_vs_Greenwave.wmvhttp://www.teammadcow.com/movies/Dea..._Greenwave.wmv

[Kenny]

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now thats a cool spinner

[RogueTwoRobots]

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I do indeed Dave - thats what I get for copying it letter by letter

[grafix]

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Hmmmm..............Yes, that is indeed one scary spinner. However, goes to prove that it cant take its own hit. It died! However, I was more interested by the lack of true safety. Any one notice the screwed down link method? Scares me that does. And the safety restraint. If that motor powered up with that in then it would break the safety restraint. Or am I missing the point?

One more negative point, the poor s0d who won! He has to fix that before the next fight! LMAO

Mike.

[RogueTwoRobots]

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This is from the event report:

As you watch the video, you can see Greenwave not spinning under control. The contactor shorted so the Etek motor was spinning out of control.

With Greenwave spinning out of control, Paul told Wayne if he wanted to hit him. Wayne laughed and said no - Wayne had already won the fight by disqualification because of the failure in Greenwaves weapon.

But with the crowd cheering, Wayne changed his mind and spun up the drum, going in for the hit. you can see the aftermath. The hit from Death Drum broke the contactor off the Greenwave, stopping the short.

Out of control spinner - eek!

[babeth]

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You might say it was brave of Wayne to sacrifice his robot. Both to the oil-thirsty audience and the safety of the poor bloke who had to go in and somehow disconnect the monster.

[typhoon_driver]

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I am always surprised that when a large spinner goes out of control, far from step back from the polycarb, people seem to get closer.

[leorcc]

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I would have let the batteries run down, I dont like this solution of having the other robot go in when there is no need.

[aliboy]

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Here are the aftermath pics
http://www.teammadcow.com/motorama2004/inside_etek.jpghttp://www.teammadcow.com/motorama2004/inside_etek.jpg
http://www.teammadcow.com/motorama2004/nice_cells.jpghttp://www.teammadcow.com/motorama2004/nice_cells.jpg
http://www.teammadcow.com/motorama2004/nice_cells_2.jpghttp://www.teammadcow.com/motorama2004/nice_cells_2.jpg

[Guest]

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Hi Mike L That robot has the definate one hit wonder reputation, but it is fun to see how it will self-destruct each time!!! and as for safety... wendy and I have seen it on both sides of the pond. I belive both sides have their short comings and get lolled into a false sense of security!!!

as to the other bot attacking and not letting the other bots batteries just die well as a roboteer If given the chance to sit and watch batteries die or test my bot against this or any one else...I think I would want to try, cause if your affraid to go against another bot...
youve already lost!!!

Just my 2 pesos!!!

as to greenwave if you noticed when the selinoid shorted, one he dosent have enough battery to feed that motor for full HP and the v belt set up dont have the torque to shear the saftey pin from a dead stop...it has been tested!
also they turn on the reciever first, then the weapon system, then the last is the drive system. Then the safty pin is pulled. Tho personally I feel reaching across an active bot putting his leg in the path of the blade is a little stupid!!! But then again I believe that the bot builder/driver should be the only person who touches the bot before or after a fight! My veiw is I know the bot better than any wrangler does and I know the safe way to handle it in most if not all situation, plus I would feel really bad if someone unfamilliar with my bot hurt themselves trying to shutoff or move my bot!

(Message edited by mattmaxsr on January 05, 2007)

[leorcc]

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I disagree.

The reason i would let the betteries die out is noy because of fear of damage to the other robot, but there is no telling what the out of control robot could do if it bounces of and schrapnell starts to fly. Specialy with a spinner like that. with boxes like storm II you could risk it but not with that kind of shape as greenwave.

This could pose more of a risk to public and arena personel than just wait till is stops by itself.

[jamesb]

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well, i hate to be the one to say it, but based on current thinking, this is why we have to have our removable links accessable.

crazy as it seems, we must have our removable links in such a position that, if this was in the uk, we could walk in and disarm the robot.

I know that would never happen, and wed not be asked to go in and pull the link, but this is why we have the rule that it mus be accessable even on full body spineers... nuts eh?

[james...venom]

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In my mind it shouldnt matter if the robot goes out of control or not. If its in the arena then it is only as dangerous and when its in control. both have the same potential.

So its up to the Event organiser to decide if the arena could contain such a robot in a worst case senario. if you have no doubts then go for it, and who cares if it goes out of control as it makes no difference.

If a robot does go out of control, that door stays locked until the robot no longer poses a threat. maybe until the batteries are dead or until the roboteer is sure he has regained complete control of his machine and can position the robot in the corner of the arena for ease of deactivation.