A lead screw would be stronger against the inevitable jostling and bouncing.
On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Derek Engelhaupt <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh, that thing. Yes, I thought about it. I might just make it a manual > deal. I haven't worked that out yet. The newer version of the M113 has a > trim vane that has a hump on it. That will be hollow to provide some > buoyancy. A giant scale servo might work. A lead screw could do the job > also. A lead screw would probably be more preferable to a servo for me. > > Derek > > > On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 6:04 PM, Clark Ward Jr <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The trim vane is the wooden (on the M113) panel that normally lays >> flat against the glacis, and is hinged at the bottom. When you go >> swimming, you fold it out so it's kind of a boat prow so that >> hydrodynamic forces on the glacis don't tend to push the nose down >> while you're swimming. I'll try to find a pic, it's a lot clearer >> visually. >> >> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 7:33 AM, Derek Engelhaupt <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > None....track drive like the real one.... ;) >> > >> > Derek >> > >> > On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 2:47 PM, Clark Ward Jr <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Derek, what kind of servoes are you going to use for the trim vane? >> >> Giant >> >> scale? >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Clark in Georgia >> >> >> >> -- >> >> 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 >> > >> > -- >> > 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 >> >> >> >> -- >> Clark in Georgia >> >> -- >> 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 > > -- > 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 -- Clark in Georgia -- 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
