Keith Jackson , your new tracks are very impressive but please start your own subject thread as it is not polite to hijack other peoples threads .
Thank you Neil R On Jan 5, 6:30 pm, HV <henryverheg...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Thanks for the input guys. > > Doug: I gradually increased the track tension to where there is little > slippage, although the rolling resistance of the tracks seems high to > me, but I don't have anything to compare it to. So at the current > track tension, the problem manifests as mostly stalling, as Frank > describes. > > On Jan 5, 12:52 pm, dwconn...@comcast.net wrote: > > > > > > > > > Henry, when you try to trun in grass, is there slippage anywhere ? Do the > > belts in the transmission slip ? Does the track slip on the drive wheel ? > > > Or does is simply seem like the motors don't have enough umph to turn the > > tank ? Do you know how old your battery is ? > > > - Doug > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "HV" <henryverheg...@earthlink.net> > > To: "R/C Tank Combat" <rctankcombat@googlegroups.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2011 12:30:27 PM > > Subject: [TANKS] Re: Help diagnosing poor performance > > > 1) Gear ratio: 6:1 > > 2) Drive wheel diam: 4.25 inch > > 3) Speed control: Robot Solutions, 160 A (I think) > > 4) Wire gauge: 10 AWG > > 5) Motor age: Don't know > > > And the treads are square, not beveled. > > > Keep in mind, I'm not the builder of the tank, nor was the previous > > owner, so I'm just finding out what its quirks are. The ESC appears to > > be similar or the same as the current Robot Solutions 160 Amp product, > > but I haven't yet verified if it's exactly the same. > > > On Jan 5, 10:36 am, Frank Pittelli <frank.pitte...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Yes, we ran some of tanks on EVs at 12v, at heavier weights, so let's > > > explore all the parameters to help diagnose the problem: > > > > 1) What gear ratio are you using between the motors and drive shaft? > > > > 2) What's the diameter of your friction drive wheels? > > > > 3) What type of speed control, if any, are you using? > > > > 4) What size wiring runs between the batteries and the motors? > > > > 5) How old are the EVs? > > > > Frank P. > > > > On 1/5/2011 10:22 AM, HV wrote: > > > > > Yeah, I'm definitely short of torque, but I had the impression that > > > > others were able to run EVW's at 12V OK. Probably not the case eh? > > > -- > > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > > To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > Visit the group athttp://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
