I think its going to be too much trouble to try to get it watertight around bearings and such, especially with moveable bearing housings for track adjustment, regardless of the buoyancy and traction issues. Perhaps just making it "showerproof" to drive through deep puddles will have to suffice
On Jan 17, 8:37 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > They may not be able to fully displace their own weight but what > little they do displace could mean that the tracks don't grip aswell > on the bottom of the water because there is the effect of reduced > weight of the tank. > > On Jan 16, 9:26 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > > In a message dated 1/16/2009 3:41:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > > > [email protected] writes: > > > Something I just thought of. Even though these tanks can be heavy the > > air inside will still make it slightly buoyant. I doubt it will float > > on its own but there will still be the effect of less weight bearing > > down on the tracks. Combine that with the fact that wet surfaces can > > be slippy and drag on the tank the tracks may not be able to move the > > tank while wading around in the water. You might want to consider a > > secondary propulsion such as a propeller mounted on the back. If you > > were to do that it might be worth putting a cage around it. > > > i don't think i saw one tank yet that could waddle through the water as > > they > > are all just too heavy and don't have the hull size to displace their own > > weight > > > Chris, > > _Odyssey Slipways_ (http://hometown.aol.com/odysseyslipways/index.html) > > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy > > steps! > > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?red... > > cemailfooterNO62) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
