I think i found a motor, a BaneBots 64:1, 36mm Planetary Gearmotor, RS-540 Motor. From what I can gather it is a little less in performance then then the M01 @ 24v, but it is a 12v motor, and also costs less.
On Jun 29, 8:34 pm, jvragu47 <[email protected]> wrote: > Wait until you get the scale drawing. Then make a cardboard layout of > the hull. Then you'll have a better idea as to how things will fit. > > John > > On Jun 28, 8:53 am, Weston <[email protected]> wrote: > > > scratch the motors and batteries. I am still going to use the C6C with > > its own batteries, but I am going to go with a 12v system. This came > > as I now have a 12v battery I can use. It is a old car battery, but it > > is the sealed maintenance free one. I do not know if it will last long > > enough, being as it is old, so eventually it will be replaced, but for > > a start it should work. I also don't know if it will be too big to fit > > into a little tank, so this could change. > > > So now I have to find a good 12v motor. Any suggestions? > > > Also, is there an online calculator that will show the difference in > > power if a 24v motor is ran at 12v??? > > > On Jun 27, 12:12 am, Weston <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I've finally decided on a tank to build. I am going to build a Panzer > > > 2 Ausf J. > > > > I am choosing the Ausf. J because It has 80mm of Armor in the front, > > > giving me the the 4 defensive rating, while still being a smaller > > > tank. > > > > For treads I have decided to go with the door hinge type, to allow for > > > the sagging of the treads like the actual tank. > > > > For speed controls I am going with the tri-pact for drive, and an ESC > > > for turret rotation and gun elevation. > > > > RC interface will be a Cheap Six Channel (C6C) Servo Controller and a > > > Wireless PS2 controller > > > > Drive Motors will be a DeWalt 18V motor, and will use the original > > > gearbox with additional gearing. Not as good as the 24v i was gonna go > > > with, but the 18v allows me to use 3 6v batteries for a total of 18v, > > > but i can hook the C6C up in parallel to just one for its 6v input > > > power. That would work right??? If I am wrong, then I have no other > > > ideas on how to get the 6v for the C6C, and still have the 18v for the > > > motors. > > -- 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
