The progress on this is going ok. The first thing to do was to make sure all these used electronics were working. Having done that I set about doing a rough design of the joystick control. I know I can remove th joystick and control the POTS directly with the servos but that will have to wait till Version Two Point Oh. Even managed to get some batteries. :-)
http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat/web/Ariete_Joystick.jpg?hl=en Although I have scads of room in the hull of the Ariete, I wanted to use a smaller controller. One of the ones we had fit this requirement. The Pilot+ motor controller is a mere 180mm (7") L x 95mm (3.7") W x 46mm (1.8") H and has no special mounting requirements. The joystick (is the approx shape in the jpeg) is 158mm (6.2") L x 77mm (3.0") W x 151 (5.9") H but this can be reduced by quite a lot by merely relocating the electronics to a custom made box. The biggest surprise was the motors. Right angle gear head with a beautiful 3/4" diameter keyed shaft. This means I can mount the drive hubs directly to the shafts. I will post the motor specs later. Even managed to get some batteries. Cheers, Fred -- 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
