FYI on those ATV starter motors. If I recall Mike burned one or two of them out that weekend he battled. Their cheap enough so get a spare set. You may want to investigate ways to open the motor casing up for venting. Also be aware that the motors are probably case grounded so you'll want to address that.
Steve Tyng On Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 12:25:36 PM UTC-5, srwh...@gmail.com wrote: > > Been kicking (or moving) this project around the work shed for a long > while. No actual progress beyond figuring out the curved hull front, until > now. In the past week I have managed to get the suspension swing arm design > to where I am happy with it and get 10 of them welded. I have also bought > and received the motors for the project. I went with the ATV starter > motors (thanks Mike Mangus for the idea) that i saw used on the S-tank > T-081. I plan to use the same type of linear actuator to raise and lower > the articulated turret (crazy French). The suspension will use the same > type as T-044. I found some heavy duty lock collars that fit a 1/4 bolt > through the side (lock). I also think I have figured out the potential > paintball feed issues with the articulated turret, more on that once mocked > up. > > Stewart > -- -- 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.