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[woody]

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http://www.active-robots.com/products/motorsandwheels/industrial-servomotors.shtmlhttp://www.active-robots.com/product...ervomotors.sht ml
Simple but expensive!!

[swanaldo]

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thaty looks like it would turn a tank. very expensive too. still i do like it

[mightymouse]

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Shane your motor and screw drive is perfect, but instead of having a microswitch to limit the travel you use it to control the motor drive relative to a separate block on the steering arm, this is controlled from a standard servo. This is very hard to put into words!

I will try to do a better picture layout for you, but it will probably be later today - I have to go xmas shopping(yawn).:sad:

Trev

[swanaldo]

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enjoy trev. done all mine

[mightymouse]

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Shane - on my profile is a sketch showing roughly how the system works. I have not added microswitches to limit the travel as you can work that one out.

The wiring is the key, as by using 2 changeover relays, when both relays are off the 0v connections short out the motor contacts and slam the brakes on. Without this the steering will tremble

When the sliding block moves it triggers a microswitch that makes the motor chase the block. When the block stops the motor will stop when the steering arm with the relays attached catches up. When you release the joystick on your remote the servo centres itself and so does the steering arm. The limit microswitches are wired in line with the trigger m/switches to switch off the relays.

Hope that makes sense!

Trev

[swanaldo]

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gonna go with your setup trev. i will let you know when its complete but there is no hurry at the mo. i wanna take it to the fairford event to race around on an evening. you can inspect it there. and i am sure john bell would like to play too.

[swanaldo]

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well its christmas party time again and i will be spending my christmas staff party on my own as usual. i have to travel 1 hour to work every day so i cant join in the christmas party with the staff and my boss just doesnt drink so if anyone else is in a similar position mabee we could all get together and have our own staff christmas party.

[swanaldo]

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or mabee not cos we would all have to travel anyway

[swanaldo]

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or mabee i should have a christmas online forum team bud christmas party in here and have fun and that

[swanaldo]

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well i am not as bored as some people who is sat there refreshing their email box hoping for email

[craig_anto]

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leave me out of this

[swanaldo]

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a very happy christmas to all my roboteering friends. i have had a good year this year and i am sure it will be good in 08 too. thanks for everyones help with bits and bobs at events. i really am looking forward to every event this year and i hope envy performs well. MERRY CHRISTMAS

[swanaldo]

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get shadowrun all you xbox360 owners then we can host our own private match.

[john]

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noo cod4

[swanaldo]

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i have dug out some old vids of some old events but they are on vid tape and i dont have the stuff to convert them to pc. can anyone help? some old faces and robots and its good to look back. i want to put them on my photo bucket so you can see them.