RE: turret rotation

["Werner, Paul" <WernerP-at-aetna.com>]

Erik,

If I read correctly, the height of the unit is almost 7", which would
require a deep hull. The Elefant hull (63.4% complete) is a big
target-er-tank by my estimation. It is just barely 7" deep. I don't know
if a smaller tank would have the depth to hold it unless you cut a hole
and had the end stick out the bottom. So much for fording.

Still, I might pick one up. The price is reasonable and the attachment
setup might work for me if the transmission isn't in the way. Thanks for
the tip.

Paul "working on it" Werner



-----Original Message-----
From: tanks-admin-at-rctankcombat.com [mailto:tanks-admin-at-rctankcombat.com]
On Behalf Of erik kump
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 12:44 PM
To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
Subject: turret rotation


Hi all,

I'm shopping for some tank components, and I came across this little
beauty 
at surpluscenter.com
http://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?UID=2004070809183292&item=5-1440&c
atname=electric
If hotmail butchers the link, it is Item# 5-1440. I was thinking it
might be 
good for a turret rotate mechanism.

I had a question though. This item will rotate at 4.5rpm, which means
one 
full turret rotation would be roughly 13 seconds. How does that compare
to 
the speeds of the battle tested tanks? Faster? Slower?

The prime drawback to it that I see is that there is no hole in the
center 
to run wires through, and it might be too tall for my hull. But at the
price 
they have it listed for, I'm going to buy one anyway. If nothing else, I
can 
pirate the mechanism (bearings!) itself and drive it with a chain and 
sprocket.

Erik "gettin the ball rolling again" Kump

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