Saladin scratch build

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Re: Saladin scratch build

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I finally worked out all the angles and here's the chassis with motors and steering, including the differential steering on the second axle.

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separate motors for the rear and steering axles
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still some fine tuning and stronger servo arm needed for the steering. I noted the need to minimise stress on the servo so instead of using a pivot bar, I decided to use the servo arm as the pivot.
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Now I just need to fasten it all together securely and when my ordered esc arrives I can then test it.

Wayne as soon as I have debugged the designs and got it all working and looking sensible then you can most certainly have a set of stls. :D

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Woo hoo, cheers Alwyn!!!
I’m loving this build
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Very neat and compact. I do hope those N20's last better than every one i have tried though.
The steering setup looks real neat.
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Hi Will, can you recommend anything more robust that's about the same size, or maybe slightly larger - space is very limited as you can see?

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Saladin scratch build

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AlwynTurner wrote:can you recommend anything more robust that's about the same size, or maybe slightly larger
There’s a N30 which is the same as a N20, but 10mm longer - it’s got much more torque.

There are also 180 sized motors that have round reduction gearboxes attached - I’ll see if I can find some links...


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Thanks Jimbo, I'll check and see what N30s there are. :thumbup:

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Helps looking when you're n a proper laptop rather than a hand held device!

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Bringsm ... 07805379ea

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/N30-12m ... 7b6e07a953

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Exactly what I was looking for, many thanks
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DC-9V-600rpm ... ctupt=true

these are SUPER Strong and have HUGE torque, i use in my crawler. very robust, not broken one yet
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Thanks Will, do they run ok at lower voltage e.g. 7v as provided by esc?

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