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Re: How I've been procrastinating...
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.technic
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Thu, 1 Aug 2002 15:51:19 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys writes:
In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys writes:
I know, I know--I should be building a robot for rtl11...

Instead I made this:

http://sparky.i989.net/legop1.htm

I threw the RC unit from 8475 RC vehicle into the 8466 4x4.

It's alotta fun to drive around, though the big tires and the weight of the
vehicle slow it down a bit, as compared to the 8475.

Have a boo!

I'll get working on my 'bot for the competition now.

Dave K

Added a few more pics of the 8466, scooting around the parking lot at work...

(some action shots for y'all... ;) )

Dave K

Very cool Dave!  Nicely done.
You should bring it to the next rtl dinner... ok, maybe with smaller
tires for ease of transport ;)

I can't figure out how you actually got the drive to the rear wheels.
Is each of the new motors driving one of the rear wheels?  If so,
how did you gear it down to reduce the chances of gears snapping?
Since I don't think many of us have seen these new motors, do the motor
output shafts go towards the back of the car?  I guess you then turned them
90 degrees through bevel gears or worm to 24?

Can't wait to get my hands on the 8475 ...

John



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(...) Thanks! (...) That'll be rather difficult (tho not impossible) for I ripped it apart and put the 8475 back together--the 8466 was great for about 3-5 minutes, but it kills the batteries waaay too fast. (...) The motor is at one end, and a (...) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.technic)

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(...) Added a few more pics of the 8466, scooting around the parking lot at work... (some action shots for y'all... ;) ) Dave K (22 years ago, 31-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.technic)

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