On Feb 26, 9:56 pm, Patron <[email protected]> wrote: > First off, don't be a dick. If I wanted that, I'd look to someone who > wouldn't need a microscope to find theirs. <snip>
/|\ This from someone looking for "an exchange of ideas as MATURE ADULTS"??? | I think it's called humour (I'm Canadian and it IS spelled that way) "tongue in cheek" or "with a grain of salt" if you prefer. If you go back and re-read with your sense of outrage on hold, you will find that basically you have been given some pretty good advice on what works and what doesn't. Added up (collectively), you've got thirty plus years of experience telling you just because you CAN do something doesn't mean it will be practical. :-) Personally, for my first tank I would stick with control systems that are proven to work in this arena. Build it, take it out and abuse it and get to know what kind of environment, stresses, and operating conditions it will have to function in. After that, if you still think it is a viable option, then build a test vehicle and have at it. Post your successes and failures (and yes, you will have them). I can see a couple of reasons right off why >I< wouldn't use it. The Wii receiver is designed to sit in a motionless, (relatively) dust free, moisture free, and vibration free environment. The pounding a 1/6th scale tank can take during the course of a test run, not to mention actual combat, may surprise you. Picture taking your Wii receiver up to waist height and dropping it, repeatedly. Yes, they do generate those kinds of impacts and more. So there is the first problem you have to over come. The other battlers may not always be able to see your tank but they will see YOU, your relative position, facing, and exaggerated arm/hand movements they will know where your tank is headed and you may well arrive only to find you've motored into an ambush. From my limited experience with Wii, I think you will find that the controllers don't react fast enough or with nearly enough precision. While it might be 'cool' to do, IMHO I think you'll soon realize that it just won't work in this scenario. Besides, there are lots more 'cool' things to put in a tank. For example...(and I'm a geek for a living) Webcams (driver's view, gunner's view, rear view) running under Zoneminder on Puppy Linux with a Mini-itx motherboard and a 16gb compact flash drive with a couple of inexpensive usb flash drives to hold video captures (with sound). Laser Sight (Yeah, I know the draw backs). Functioning machine gun (airsoft?) Mortars. :-) Smoke screen generator. ...and the list goes on. Cheers, Fred "I'm sorry I ran over your tank. I was aiming for your foot." Thomson -- 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
