| From: | "Carioti, John" <john.carioti-at-sensis.com> |
| Subject: | RE: Tri-Pact Speed Control [TANKS] |
| Date: | Tue, 12 Sep 2006 13:19:18 -0400 |
| Reply-To: | tanks-at-rctankcombat.com |
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There are actually quite a few Electronic
Speed Controllers that will work fine for 100-125 lb tanks:
Vantec - these are extremely robust Dual
ESC's that are widely used by the robotic community. If you shop carefully
on Ebay, you might find a good one that will handle 60 amps per side for maybe a
few hundred bucks. All of the Vantecs have built in mixing function so you
don't need a fancy radio to achieve tank style mixing. www.vantec.com
IFI Robotics Victor 883: These are
single ESCs that will handle 60 amps continuous. New they are $150 each,
but again if you stalk Ebay (or the Combat Robot forums) these come up all the
time for around $100 each. You'll need 2 of them and you'll need a radio
that does mixing (or you can buy a separate mixing board for about $35) www.ifirobotics.com
The Robowars IBC: This is a well tested Dual
ESC that will handle 50 amps per side. Built in mixing function.
Price is $290 new.
Personally I would never try to homebrew an
ESC. This thing is the heart of the tank. I've seen many homebrew
designs go up in smoke during a combat match.
Yes- they tend to be expensive if you buy a
commercial one. But having magic smoke coming out of your machine isn't a
lot of fun either!
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