tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13861891.post5293833336359569420..comments2024-01-14T21:14:04.089-08:00Comments on Victor's R2D2 Building Diary: Received Battery Chargers, More Drivetrain Assembly, Finished Footshell FillingVictor Francohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16161122557964474277noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13861891.post-78426945089527154332014-12-29T20:53:38.640-08:002014-12-29T20:53:38.640-08:00Received Battery Chargers, More Drivetrain Assembl...Received Battery Chargers, More Drivetrain Assembly, Finished Footshell Filling. Today I ... <a href="http://r2d2charger.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">r2d2charger.blogspot.com</a><br />R2D2 Chargerhttp://r2d2charger.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13861891.post-14999753829483930482007-04-11T23:02:00.000-07:002007-04-11T23:02:00.000-07:00To be perfectly honest, I'm not entirely sure how ...To be perfectly honest, I'm not entirely sure how the recharger works. I blindly followed Mike's advice on the purchase. However, the connectors do split up, so it looks like they can be hooked up to a pair of 6v batteries. I'll let you know when I find out more.Victor Francohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161122557964474277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13861891.post-75288496954356062072007-04-11T22:28:00.000-07:002007-04-11T22:28:00.000-07:00Victor,What is the plan for the charger? Your bat...Victor,<BR/><BR/>What is the plan for the charger? Your batteries are 6v but the charger is for 12V. Also, it apears that the connector on the charger does not match the battery. Is there a harness set-up that Mike uses and then charge the batteries in series?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13861891.post-54250908286292601022007-03-26T19:14:00.000-07:002007-03-26T19:14:00.000-07:00Calvin,I've seen this system in Mike Senna's R2. ...Calvin,<BR/><BR/>I've seen this system in Mike Senna's R2. The turn radius is pretty tight. Not zero, but certainly within reason.<BR/><BR/>There are some good CG renderings that Heath and Alex generated at:<BR/><BR/>http://www.alexkung.com/R2D2/11/iir05.htm<BR/><BR/>As far as I know, this system has only been used with the Saturn wiper motor, but it may well be possible to adapt it to work with other types of motors. This design requires that the drivetrain overflow into the battery boxes, I think that can probably be avoided with pancake motors.<BR/><BR/>-VictorVictor Francohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161122557964474277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13861891.post-966554664044906332007-03-26T18:06:00.000-07:002007-03-26T18:06:00.000-07:00Those Drives are Awesome!!!!I was wondering if the...Those Drives are Awesome!!!!<BR/>I was wondering if there's somewhere to look at a finished set. I was also wondering how they work as far as when R2 turns sharp, Do the have any drag between the 2 wheels.<BR/>Do you know if the Pancake motor has been used in this setup?<BR/>I feel the setup I built may fail,<BR/>The wheels may burn down too fast.Calvin Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928574229557018197noreply@blogger.com