Re: To Joe [TANKS]

[hobbydad-at-adelphia.net]

Hi Joe,

Answer me this.  Trevor asks about turning his tank with one motor going forward and 
one motor going in reverse, or as we ex tankers call it, a pivot steer.  Is this 
what you in the hobby call full skid steering?

I am not quite sure what you all mean by partial skid and full skid when referring 
to steering.  I am quite familiar with how real armored vehicles turn and just 
wanted to get the lingo straight so I know what type I want in my tank.

Thanks,

John

---- Joe Sommer <anvilus9-at-adelphia.net> wrote: 
> 
> Trevor,
> 
> At 11:22 AM 3/6/2006 -0700, "Trevor Vickers" <tkv000-at-gmail.com> wrote:
> >I have a few questions on ESC's, I'm looking at either the IFI Victors 885's
> >or the Vantec RDFR33, I know its not scale, but I want to be able to turn my
> >tank by one motor forward and one motor backward spin. Would you happen to
> >know if the IFI Victors do this style? I'm a little green here and from
> >there website specs I gather that they will do one motor forward or reverse,
> >so I would need either one Vantec or 2 victors...
> 
> The IFI Victor 885 is reversible, proportional, single channel.  It can 
> handle 120 A continuous.
> 
> The Vantec RDFR33 is reversible, proportional, dual channel with 
> mixing.  It can only handle 35 A continuous.
> 
> You will need need -
> a)  two IFI Victors plus a mixer or,
> b)  one Vantec.
> 
> The Victor 885 is overkill for our tanks.  Most tankers use 60 A fuses
> in-line with each motor.
> 
> If you are prepared to spend over $200, I recommend the Robot Solutions
> RS80D at $275 for 80 A per track, reversible, proportional, dual channel with
> mixing.   http://robot-solutions.com/RS1/product_info.php?products_id=29
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
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