It sucked anyway. Good riddance. 




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Pittelli" <[email protected]> 
To: [email protected] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 5:29:04 PM 
Subject: Re: [TANKS] Re: What motor/ servo should I buy? 

Sorry, the search term is "jumbo servo".  Unfortunately, it looks like 
Oatley no longer sells that kit. 

        Frank P. 

On 5/24/2011 4:48 PM, mike wrote: 
> What is it called/ what do I look up on the site Oatley to find the 
> servo? 
> 
> On May 24, 6:27 am, Frank Pittelli<[email protected]>  wrote: 
>> The only practical solution for actually steering a car involves the use 
>> of a strong servo/motor combination, a so-called "jumbo servo", that 
>> returns to center when you let go of the joystick. You can find at least 
>> one commercial kit to build the electronics from Oatley.  There are also 
>> a number of articles on the Internet that explain how to re-purpose a 
>> standard servo to drive a large motor. 
>> 
>>          Frank P. 
>> 
>> On 5/23/2011 8:51 PM, mike wrote: 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> Greetings, I am building a 3 foot armored car. I have the steering set 
>>> up like the real one had. 
>>>    My big problem is that I dont know what servo/ electric motor to use 
>>> to steer this beast. Probely going to weigh around 100 pounds. What is 
>>> the best way to steer this? Meaning what servo/ electric motor would 
>>> be strong enough to steer the 100 pound car. 
>> 
>>> (I will also drive around the 22 acrea yard, So I need all the power I 
>>> can get. 
>> 
>>> Thanks for your time.- Hide quoted text - 
>> 
>> - Show quoted text - 
> 

-- 
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

Reply via email to