buying a robot for £200

[harry hills]

Re: buying a robot for £200

dont bother with the battle antz
the link on the second takes me to the robot marketplace home page, but i found that tamyia gearboxes are
A: rubish
B: to heavy for an antweight

[jonny]

Re: buying a robot for £200

i disagree

a battle ant is a super antweight (250g), the motors and gearbox will be too underpowered for a featherweight.

here's what i'd suggest you buy to build a featherweight for under 200

2x 12v drill motors - £20
2x electronize 15 amp esc's - £65
1x vapextech 12v 3300mah - £20
2x robochallenge 100mm wheels with nut insert - £15
hdpe - about £30 for a robots worth
removable link powerlight screws etc - £10
decent charger and power supply - £25

total: £185

charger wise i'd suggest investing in a decent multi charger such as this turnigy one, it's not the greatest but it's cheap and it'll charge a 12v

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor ... ories.html

and power supply:

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor ... upply.html

edit: you beat me to it harry, when i said i disagree it was to him not you.

[harry hills]

Re: buying a robot for £200

i disagree

who with?

[18thomas916]

Re: buying a robot for £200

i am goin to use this kit as a featherweight

[harry hills]

Re: buying a robot for £200

what kit?

[jonny]

Re: buying a robot for £200

disagree with tom

[harry hills]

Re: buying a robot for £200

ahh, i get it, i had to read the first post again

tom, if you mean the battle antz kit, that will be know where near enough for a feather remember they are 13.6kgs

[typhoon_driver]

Re: buying a robot for £200

Don't bother with a kit. Your bot will be crap. Go read the build threads as recommended and build your own from scratch.

[18thomas916]

Re: buying a robot for £200

harry has got it do you know wat size it is
and how quick do u think i can go

and im a bit uncertain of buildin for own robot from sccrath get

[18thomas916]

Re: buying a robot for £200

and im a bit weary of buildin my own robot from scrath get

[jonny]

Re: buying a robot for £200

as someone who's name i can't remember said the best way to learn is by doing

[Anttazz]

Re: buying a robot for £200

Probably about 15cm long and 10 wide?

Can't stress enough what people are trying to get across to you though, if you are looking for a featherweight robot then the Battle Ant is not what you are looking for.

If you are very apprehensive about putting together a robot yourself then there will be featherweight robots coming up in the sale section at some point I am sure, either that or look into Harry's offer because then you will actually be able to compete properly with the robot whereas with a Battle Ant you will find that difficult.

[18thomas916]

Re: buying a robot for £200

kk thank you and do you think it will be fast
speed in mph

[Thunder arrow]

Re: buying a robot for £200

What to be fast? Your not clear on your question

[jonny]

Re: buying a robot for £200

they are very fast and have little grip. you know these are 250 gram robots right? featherweights are 13,600 grams!

DO YOU WANT A FEATHERWEIGHT OR A SUPER ANTWEIGHT?