Ordered two new batteries for the 25 Pounder. The last battle I ran her off of a 8 amp 7.4 volt LiPo. That battery had no protection so who knows what would happen if it got hit by a stray paintball. These new batteries have a hard plastic outer shell. Plus they're smaller at 4 amps. Should be better all around
5 days till the battle, can't wait! On Friday, October 10, 2014 7:36:14 PM UTC-4, Caleb Smith wrote: > Over the last month or so I've upgraded, rebuilt, and strengthened several > parts of the Quarter Pounder. I thought it advisable to disclose the > changes to the possible enemy to reduce the possibility of having too much > of an advantage over them. > > Upgrade one: New barrel > I during the last battle, I found the stock barrel to be accurate at close > range, but longer range shots seemed to be sporadic. So after doing some > homework I decided that a 32 Degrees Night Stick was a good choice. So > far, no testing has taken place, but everywhere I read their accuracy is > said to be up there with much higher end barrels. > > Upgrade two: New Actuator > Not exactly an upgrade, more like a forced upgrade. The old actuator got > fried, so I needed a replacement. > > Rebuild one: Elevate > During the Quarter Pounder's quick build, I found that building the arms > and lever for the elevate out of wood was the easiest choice. I was told > that this setup should be replaced with either plastic or metal as the wood > wouldn't hold up. Just recently I rebuilt everything with metal. Works > very well and is plenty strong. > > > <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lzXTxaDrllU/VDhq81pUi7I/AAAAAAAAAUc/W7piOlJJqYA/s1600/IMG_7937.JPG> > Strengthen one: Rotate > When originally built, the cog wheel used a carriage bolt to attach the > wheel to a coupler which is attached to the motor. The square neck of the > carriage bolt was started to rotate its way loose. To fix this, I took a > large washer and filed a square hole in it for the bolt. I then drilled to > hole on either side of the waster and bolted this to the cog wheel. > Much better and should last a long time. > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XASsNDYPwnk/VDhtQOCl_QI/AAAAAAAAAUo/neurFYVCKNM/s1600/IMG_7963.JPG> > Enjoy, > C > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
