| From: | BrendanKotlanger-at-aol.com |
| Subject: | Re: New video of my Centaur [TANKS] |
| Date: | Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:45:59 EDT |
| Reply-To: | tanks-at-rctankcombat.com |
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I know about over kill in construction. My tank was made out of 3/4 ply and the suspension is a rectangle made out of square aluminum tubing with 8 1/2 inch stainless rods 24 inches long going through it. That part (plus drive system) was 30 lbs. the wood hull is 10 lbs. each of the 24 road wheels are 1.5 lbs each. I saved some weight with conveyor belt tracks. batteries are about 50 lbs total of 18 ah for the drive system and 7 ah for the electronics/sommer speed control. the upper deck is 13 lbs for a grand total of 139 lbs. I wish I had ev warriors. It runs fast for a heavy tank after the poufs of smoke were fixed.
What motors and gear reduction are you using and at what volts do you run them at?
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