FIGURE 10
FIGURE 11
Save this file under a new file
name in the same place as you
saved the default settings. Click on
“GetUser” and check that it has
saved to the TX, as well. If it has
not, then open the saved file using
the “Open” button. The settings
should now be downloaded to the
TX. A file — Servomix — is available
on my website that has the settings I
use with two Banebots ESCs in my
hockey bots. You can download this
and then open it using TConfig to
give you a start in setting up your
own bot.
Switch off the TX and unplug
the USB cable. You can now plug
the drive motor ESCs into RX
Channels 3 and 4 (ensure your
weapon blade or drive belt is
removed for initial testing).
Power-up your bot and see how
the bot responds to the controls.
You may have to swap the ESCs
around and swap the drive motor
leads to get everything to run in
the correct direction. If necessary,
reattach the TX to the computer as
before and change your
configuration as required (reverse
servos, tune dual rate settings, etc.)
until you get the bot running just
how you want it to.
The Safe Use of Lithium
Polymer or Lithium-Ion
Batteries in a
Combat Rob t
● by Steven Kirk Nelson
Irecently got back from COMBOTS 5 where I was the arena wrangler.
Basically, my job was to provide
safety and also train several new
wranglers in the procedures used in
running an event. A wrangler’s job is
not an easy one. You have to control
the loading and unloading of the
robots into the arena, control the
power-up and power-down
sequence of the robots, plus — when
needed — enter the arena and
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