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Re: motorized tank questions
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lugnet.build.military
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Wed, 5 Jul 2006 20:50:10 GMT
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In lugnet.build.military, Gereon Stein wrote:
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In lugnet.build.military, Steve Lane wrote:
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I think I’ve fully explored tracked chassis building and it’s a dead end. The
tracks always snap. And when adding plates to the track they always come off.
You just need an a nice angle at the front to climb things. Rubber tracks
would be good but as you say, they’re too short.
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While this is not my primary area of building, I have noticed that the rubber
tracks that came with the Cybermaster kits are relatively long and have
sufficient grip to at least clear some obstacles. The downside of this is,
that the rubber tracks create significantly more friction that the motor(s)
have to overcome. Using anything but the “power” motors is certainly a no-go,
but even then you will want some transmission to increase power -
unfortunately decreasing top speed at the same rate.
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Here’s a picture:
http://peeron.com/inv/parts/x428
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| (...) I own a set of these, and would happily say they are a bit oversize for this chaps requirement. I have tried to use them in robot builds myself, and have generally gone back to using six wheels after having traction problems, and watching (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.military)
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| (...) While this is not my primary area of building, I have noticed that the rubber tracks that came with the Cybermaster kits are relatively long and have sufficient grip to at least clear some obstacles. The downside of this is, that the rubber (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.military)
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