No- definately Sand People! I tested the Hetzer over the weekend. I managed to get the battery charge up to 13.5V or so- more than before. I ran it around for 5 minutes or so, after which charge down to about 11.5V and it ran out of power. The voltmeter showed it losing 0.01V every second or so just being tested by the voltmeter.
I think I will test it with another battery. There are only 7Ah batteries, and I think there is a fair amount of friction in the bearings and tracks. Another trick I might try is to set it to "low" gear rather than "high" which will slow it down but provide more torque. They say "before you criticise someone, walk a mile in his boots (then hide because you'll have stolen his boots)". I think we should certainly have a bit more preparation and perhaps we should all confirm that all has been rigorously tested before the next event. Phil "Oil on troubled waters- anybody got another tanker?" Palmer On May 7, 6:59 pm, neroc <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes very creative writing indeed . My attention is drawn mainly to the > second paragraph .If i may translate :- > i/"At this point Pete discovered that his Valentine had been sabotaged > by > Sand People and was not working" > > The reality :- > The Valentine had been dumped in Petes garage after the esc died last > October.There it lay in its sorry state until Pete was shamed into > returning home to fetch it after an attempt at turning up to the > battle without it in the vain hope of using someone else`s tank. No > sand people theory required. > > ii/"Unfortunately after a few moves the Sand People struck again > leaving > the Hetzer limping ineffectively with undiagnosed steering/suspension > problems. > > The reality :- > FTF diagnosis , the Hetzer isnt tested enough . Again no sand people > theory required. > > iii/"after the usual cursing Neil managed to > get the Leopard to play" > > The reality :- > The leopard was lifted out of the car,Power and Co2 turned > on,paintballs loaded, T051 is ready to play. > The usual cursing is sadly justified and due to the two hour long wait > for Pete to ready his tank and do something other than stand in a > field. My patience is stretched to the limit and such an experience is > enough to turn a good man bad. > > iv/"Claire took on the Jeep which seemed to > have stopped shedding wheels." > > The reality :- > Claire drove the Marder because it worked and the Jeep was shedding > wheels. > > v/"We soon discovered that a 1/6th moving figure, even moving as > slowly as Fritz, is quite difficult to hit- and yes paintballs do not > harm him." > > The reality :- > See video and pics in battle report when compiled > > Neil " you gotta laf " R -- 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
