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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Modena Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 11:16 PM To: R/C Tank Combat Subject: [TANKS] Re: M01 Engine mounting strength sounds interesting in both instances, any chance of some pics? On Jan 16, 2:02 pm, "Derek Engelhaupt" <[email protected]> wrote: > Agreed. Mine have a bolt that runs through the length of the 3/4" ply > (clad in aluminum plate) front to rear. As I tighten the bolt, the > motor is pulled rearward to tension the chain on the main drives. The > front end of the bolt has a large washer on it so the bolt doesn't > pull through the ply and the rear of the bolt is anchored to an "L" > bracket. My upgrade will replace the "L" shaped aluminum brackets the > base rides on to a "U" channel so the base won't have anywhere to go > but back and forth. > > Derek > > > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Doug Conn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Sounds plenty strong. Mine are bolted onto 3/4" plywood, but they are also > > braced from the front so they don't torque the base much. The braces also > > allow me to adjust the tension on the M01 drive chain. My opinion is that > > this adjustment is essential. Whatever mounting you choose, make sure you > > can tighten or loosen the drive chain. > > > - Doug > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Modena > > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 6:41 PM > > To: R/C Tank Combat > > Subject: [TANKS] M01 Engine mounting strength > > > Howdy, > > > I have been thinking about the base plate for my tank, which the > > motors will be mounted to. > > > I have read others using M01's have built engine mountings which have > > ended up being broken by the power of the M01. > > > I was thinking of using a bolted sandwich of 12mm ply inbetween two > > sheets of 3mm aluminium, do the learned and wise think this will be > > strong enough? (assume the motors are mounted securely to the base) > > > Cheers > > > Ben- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
