17th February 2008 Roaming Robots Barnsley Metrodome

[tom_kane]

17th February 2008 Roaming Robots Barnsley Metrodome

Is that all it took for Kan-Opener to take you out?

20 seconds

Its not a record for KO but its up there

20 seconds to beat the UK champ:-)

[robotwars]

17th February 2008 Roaming Robots Barnsley Metrodome

Glad it can be repaired easily Mark.

I think this was a class event in terms of the fights, some really good ones, and the new format is working nice with a mixture of fun and competition fights!!!

I know I was nervous before fighting Thor and i missed that with white board fights!!

John

[tom_kane]

17th February 2008 Roaming Robots Barnsley Metrodome

How was hammer time Jonno? I didnt get to see it again!

[robotwars]

17th February 2008 Roaming Robots Barnsley Metrodome

it was a LOT of fun.....

The first fight, it was running good. But couldnt hit anything as I kept missing.

The second fight i tried only using 2 batteries, and the hammer was lame!!

But looking forward to playing wih it at colchester.

John

[bigflipper]

17th February 2008 Roaming Robots Barnsley Metrodome

Hi All,

If you would like to look at my profile you will see all the damage caused and what caused the damage. It would appear we lost a segment out of the motor armature which it looks like may have stalled the motor, smashed all the bushes causing the speed controller to set on fire. So sorry Tom Im afraid you cant class this as one of your kills. If anybody out there has a spare armature for a MAG S28 400 please let us know.

[john]

17th February 2008 Roaming Robots Barnsley Metrodome

ouch looks expensive :sad:

(Message edited by john on February 23, 200

[geoff]

17th February 2008 Roaming Robots Barnsley Metrodome

Glyn,
If you cant source one in the UK, they can be got from here...

http://www.robotbooks.com/motor_parts.htmhttp://www.robotbooks.com/motor_parts.htm

[swanaldo]

17th February 2008 Roaming Robots Barnsley Metrodome

thats just unlucky glyn. supposed to be well made them mags. mind you big nipper has had many fights.

[robotwars]

17th February 2008 Roaming Robots Barnsley Metrodome

Nice picture glyn !!

[bigflipper]

17th February 2008 Roaming Robots Barnsley Metrodome

Actually Shane that motor has only been in Nipper about two years. It was used for the weapon in chip before we bought so I dont know how old the motor is I just know it was well used before we bought it.

[big_nipper]

17th February 2008 Roaming Robots Barnsley Metrodome

Cheers Geoff, Graeme has already contacted them and they say they cannot get an armature for 6 weeks plus delivery time to the UK. I wish it was just the Speed controller now :sad:

[woody]

17th February 2008 Roaming Robots Barnsley Metrodome

You could ask on the RFL Forum.

[craig_anto]

17th February 2008 Roaming Robots Barnsley Metrodome

from memory, the replacement armature isnt all that cheap i seem to remember its almost as expenisve as a new motor, only mag parts i have left are the bursh housing

btw is that a Robots R Us controller?

[big_nipper]

17th February 2008 Roaming Robots Barnsley Metrodome

Armature and brushes are less than half the cost of a new motor, it also recked the brush housing but have one from little spinner that will do the job. Yes its a Robots R Us controller, first one weve actually blown up in the robot.

[craig_anto]

17th February 2008 Roaming Robots Barnsley Metrodome

must of been thinking of something else
are you running the mags on 24v? maybe the Robots R Us controller is ok on the lower voltages, mine didnt last 30secs on 48v