Ya I have been considering a small generator as an onboard charger. Not sure about that yet...
On Feb 25, 6:18 pm, Jester87 <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi guys, I've been reading a ton on your site and there is some great > info that I'm looking forward to using on my tank. I was lucky enough > to get a hold of a generator for free that someone caught on fire. I > got it back up and running and wanted to use it for my tanks > powerplant instead of a battery setup. My only concern is that the > output is only 10 amps, atleast what I can find on it. I have it at > my dads house and haven't put my meter to it yet. I removed all the > outlets and saved the onboard rectifier for it, which rectifies it to > 12VDC from 120VAC. Now it could rectify it to something else if need > be, since I have the wires just straight out of he generated and > haven't hooked up to the electrical system. > > So....the question is, are there motors that I could find that I could > run my drive my system off this generator. I could imagine that the > barrel could use a large servo and the turret can use a very small > motor to turn it. If nothing else, I could use a battery system for > just the turrets and barrel. > > I'm looking to build a 1/6 Scale M26 Pershing out of either > lightweight aluminum frame and tin, or something light and strong for > the engine frame and the rest out of tin or lightweight sheetmetal. > I'd like to hear some insight on my plan and if anyone knows a way I > can make this system work. Thank you for your help. > > Daniel Watt > > -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
