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From: adt22-at-drexel.edu
Subject: Untethered Action! [TANKS]
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2005 23:27:26 -0400
Reply-To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com

I finally got my tank running RC'ed today thanks to Joe's MRC controller.  No more 
walking along side the tank - woohoo!

A word to the wise - don't leave your v-belts on when your tank is in storage 
they'll stretch out.  oops.

A question for the wise - is it ever possible to skimp on the wire running off of 
the negative side of the battery?  I was thinking that the amps were "consumed" by 
the motors.  (See photo attached) Feel free to laugh at me now.  My ~16 gauge wire 
got warm after a couple minutes of running.  So I'll be beefing it up but just 
wanted to understand what was happening.

-Amir