Door lock actuators don't like been left on. Will
-----Original Message----- From: Chris Malton <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, 3 May 2009 4:26 pm Subject: [TANKS] Re: Progress of sorts "The best laid plans of mice and men....." I need not complete that well known phrase. Firstly: Door lock actuator has stopped moving, at all! Secondly: Elevate got in the way of fixing the trigger system. Thirdly: Air hose now leaks. 1) No idea why it happened, but I've gone back to the old method with a heavy duty servo for now. 2) Elevate has been enhanced, although I think it needs some fine tuning to comply with the 10 degree rule.... 3) I've got a spare, but this is annoying. Thankfully it's unmodified and in manufacturer warranty, so I can just talk nicely with BZ Paintball to sort that out.... http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f351/cjsoftuk/RC%20Tank%20Combat%20-%20Challenger%202%20build/?action=view¤t=VID00002AVI.flv will give you an indication of what works (and what doesn't). Yes I forgot to take out the rotate stops before trying to rotate - that's what the kerfuffle is in the middle. Tests postponed until tomorrow. Chris "It's broke, again!" Malton On 02/05/2009 19:05, Chris Malton wrote: > > Before the October Revolution everything was working fine in testing..... > > After the October Revolution disaster of no elevate and poor paint feed, > I am pleased to announce field trials of a new elevation system are > currently underway along with a new (more reliable?) feed system. > > These will probably be somewhat novel ideas and I think the phrase "hot > glue solves everything" applies to my build now. > > So be it I guess. > > Due to time constraints full trials were not performed tonight, but they > will be performed tomorrow all being well. > > I expect to do a fair bit of work on this over the bank holiday. > > Full "Spring update" to follow. > > Chris "Back to where I was 6 months ago" Malton > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
