Im not saying it is a bad thing per say; the bad thing is you lose the additional safety margin of having the motor spin and the steering slop rather than having all the energy go into bending the tie rods and king pins. Whether you need or value that safety margin is entirely a design decision.
On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 11:06 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > not sure i quite understand why you would think that the wheels not > being able to back-drive (as you call it, do you might mean back-feed?) the > linier drive would be a bad thing? > > for taking a hit that hard to the wheels/steering i don't think there's > anything you can do, (beefed-up or not) they'll be damage somewhere if you > hit something hard and fast enough > > chris > > In a message dated 3/24/2014 7:48:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > They offer the two edged sword that the wheels cant backdrive the steering > motor. On the upside that means your wheels point where you tell them. On > the downside if you hit a bump or the like that forces the steering to the > side something else has to give or everything has to be stronger because > you lose that safety margin. > > They can also be quite slow. > > -- > -- > 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. > -- Isaac Goldman 5142334423 This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. -- -- 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.
