Hi, * Take a look at T064. In the Bulldog I did a proof of concept for using a pair of 24v 450w gear head motors with a wheelchair controller. There is a picture of it climbing a gravel pile. It climbed until it lost traction. I also drove it up a ramp onto the back of my flat deck truck The bulldog weighted in around 210lbs, of which 80lbs was battery. I like* long runtime. :-)
* I am now trying to figure out how to replace an induction joystick with R/C but this is beyond my electronics skills.. ( *HELP!!* ) :-) Although you *can* drive the joystick with servos as seen in the proof of concept trials in the Bulldog. * Wheelchair motors. Gotta love'em. The motors and electronics are made to move a 200lb wheelchair plus the weight of the disabled individual. This can approach a quarter of a ton. A 300lb tank is a non-issue. (Until the batteries go dead and you gotta move it by hand, ask me about it.) Plus the controller is completely programmable for everything you could desire. Torque, turn speed, max speed forward, max speed reverse, etc, etc... and most have multiple drive settings or profiles. The controllers are programmed for safety, so you can get quite a bit better performance out of them. All the wiring, breakers et al... all engineered and R&D tested and very, very robust. Did I mention the built in battery charging circuits? Looks kinda kool to just plug it into the wall outlet. * Price. We were buying used chairs for $25. Stripped out the electronics and I now have 4 complete sets of electronics. Hence the desire to "replace" a manual joystick. Cheers, Fred (Hold my beer and watch this, eh.) Thomson Research And Testing, Building And, System Targeting And Real-world Development (R.A.T.B.A.S.T.A.R.D) Central Alberta Division, Northern Barbarians -- -- 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 received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
