Re: Starting to build a tank [TANKS]

[Rodolphe GREMEAUX <r.gremeaux-at-wanadoo.fr>]

What good is a gyro anyway ?
I guess it a gyrostabilizer.
a gyroscope should work with a range finder to be any good to shoot at 
target while tank is in motion ?

By the way what's the progress about videocam? Are they now able to
last/live longer in a tank during a battle ?
Does anyone with suspention tracks did try to mount a video cam on a tank?
Why the video from embarqued video cam are so bad already displayed on 
the website ?

By the way do you use shoot while motion tactics ?
Do you train yourself when not battling ?
training at shooting targets? is there any tnak battle tactics 
developped ? battle tactics for real one and rc tank ?

Steve Tyng a écrit :
> Andy,
>  
> Welcome to the hobby.  A $700 budget is an ambitious goal for a full 
> function tank.  I'd suggest foregoing the gyro for now and apply that 
> money to a semi auto as others have suggested.  If you don't want to 
> hang a servo off the trigger you can use a door lock actuator and a new 
> switch Joe Sommer is now selling to activate it, check out 
> Anvilus.com.  With this budget your talking Tri-Pact controllers for the 
> drive and turret motors, check the site for circuit diagrams.  Ebay will 
> become your best friend, check it everyday for DC motors, batteries, 
> markers, CO2 tanks, radios etc.  Surpluscenter.com is a good place for a 
> bunch of the items you will need but they charge a premium for 
> shipping/handling/insurance and they take a week to ship.  Before 
> ordering from them try to get everything in one order to save on 
> shipping costs.  McMaster.com has everything in the world but their very 
> expensive.  McMaster has reasonable shipping and will ship the same day 
> you place the order.  Try some creative searching on Google.  I found a 
> manufacturer refurb discontinued semi-auto marker at one place for $30 
> (now out of stock).  RCMarketPlace.com is a good site for radio related 
> gear.  Speaking of radios, as long as you don't live next to a model air 
> park you can get away with a 72mhz air frequency radio for "testing 
> purposes".  5 and 6 channel used air radios are a dime a dozen on ebay 
> and rcmarketplace.  If you get a used module based radio you can upgrade 
> to a ground frequency later.
>  
> Steve Tyng
>  
>  
>  -----Original Message-----
> *From:* tanks-admin-at-rctankcombat.com 
> [mailto:tanks-admin-at-rctankcombat.com]*On Behalf Of *Andy Hsiao
> *Sent:* Monday, March 14, 2005 6:44 PM
> *To:* tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
> *Subject:* Starting to build a tank [TANKS]
> 
>     Me and my friend are thinking of building a 1:8 M1A2 tank. We've got
>     a trracer. It's a pump paintball gun, so it'll add to the realism.
>     We want to make it so that if we open the tank up, we can see
>     something that looks better than a servo stuck in a trigger handle.
>     If you guys can help us out for that, please do. Remember that the
>     trracer is a pump gun (if you arent paintball savvy, a pump gun is a
>     gun that requires manual cocking of the bolt).
>          Also, we are working off a budget of about maybe 700 dollars
>     tops. If you guys could suggest any places that sell things cheap,
>     please suggest them. We live in Oregon.
>         O yeah, what kind of components would we need? We've thought of
>     2 motors (type is undecided) for movement, 1 for turret turning, 1
>     gyro to keep the turret in one spot, 2 servos. We don't know what
>     electronics to get. They are all expensive :(, lol. like i said
>     before, if you guys can suggest ANYTHING AT ALL!!!, we'd appreciate
>     it. We've worked with robotics, and we paintball, so this is
>     something that can combine them both. Thanx
> 
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