I understand now, thank you. I should probably construct the tank first as long as I leave room for custom electronics if necessary. As for the physical correction of driving errors, I was planning to use manual control for the most part, but while test-running the motors I could easily hear a difference in pitch, therefore most likey speed. I was hoping to take care of most of that with adjustable trim controllers.
—Mike M Message sent by way of mobile device On Nov 23, 2009, at 9:53 AM, Frank Pittelli <[email protected]> wrote: > Mike Mane wrote: >> Pardon my ignorance, when you say "under load", do you mean the motor >> connected with all its final resistance such as gears and tracks? > > Yes. A direct measurement while underway is the best value to > consider. > >> Also, I was not planning to go as far as digital control. This is a >> cheap, but important project and I hope I can get it running. > > Then, as previously suggested, you should manually compensate for any > drift while driving it. That's the cheapest and most effective way > to > get a tank to go straight, because most brains can easily compensate > for > many, many different situations, such as uneven terrain, bumps, poor > traction, etc. Electronic solutions can never come close, without > spending lots of money. > > Frank P. > > -- > 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 rctankcombat- > [email protected] > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -- 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
