Is it only us or the RC tank warfare website is down??

J-MaxRC

On Jan 1, 2018 1:24 PM, "Derek Engelhaupt" <tan...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I've been playing more in the world of 1/16 scale since its more common
> here in Texas. As far as an R/C interface goes I've been playing with an
> open source  board from Open Panzer called the TCB. It interfaces with
> external ESCs and can use SBUS or PWM inputs.  I recently bought a Taranis
> Q X7 SBUS radio to play with it. Only issue using it on a large tank would
> be input power needs to be under 15V.  A small 7.2 NiCD pack works great
> since that's what it was designed for. Boards are being sold through
> HobbyKing for $50.
>
> On Dec 31, 2017 8:52 PM, "Caleb Smith" <3219ca...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm afraid the lack of battles is my fault. The Smith clan gave the
>> Pitteli bag'o ruffians such a thrashing in that last event that they've
>> been hiding in their basements ever since, refusing to fight. Sorry guys.
>>
>> On a side note, the Smith clan hasn't expanded its arsenal since last
>> event. (with the lack of opposition why should we) The Locust still needs
>> some driveline help. I tried switching to different motors for more torque
>> but they're way too fast and need a lot of gearing down to be practical.
>> Since then I've found that the reason the original motors were stalling
>> often is they don't like the HobbyKing brushless controllers I was using. I
>> tested them using a brushless scooter controller and the motors have loads
>> more torque and don't stall. I just need to configure some kind of control
>> interface since they're not RC controllers. Maybe I'll start another thread
>> on that. So I'll be working on putting the old motors back in.
>> The 25 pounder is still ready to defend the homeland. The Pak36 will
>> probably be converted into some kind of turreted German naval gun as the
>> Pak36 was too hard to fit and hide a lot of the stuff.
>> Anyway, that's a little bit of what's going on. Looking back, I'm OK with
>> not having any battles this year. The tank was in disrepair and time was
>> limited. This year should be better plus I'll have a bigger budget to put
>> towards gear.  Hopefully we'll all see each other come spring and make more
>> memories.
>> Don't stay up too late. ;)
>> Agent Smith
>>
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