Two rotational motors

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PainlessWolf
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Re: Two rotational motors

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Alpha,
That is a great trick! and something that I failed to consider when thinking about Michael's issue. I'll throw my hat in that ring as well with the self adhesive hard plastic sliders that I use to kill friction and achieve the same effect. ;o)
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Re: Two rotational motors

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PainlessWolf wrote:Alpha,
That is a great trick! and something that I failed to consider when thinking about Michael's issue. I'll throw my hat in that ring as well with the self adhesive hard plastic sliders that I use to kill friction and achieve the same effect. ;o)
regards,
Painless
It really is ..... I kind of wondered why you didn't suggest those sliders in the beginning lol...after all... sometimes the best logic is the simplest... resin is prone to high friction surfaces alot of times not squared or flush.. depending on the casting...reducing the drag on the contacting surfaces is generally the best way to go... I think even Iposter did it on his Metal Kv... except because of the scale...he recessed roller bearings on the rotation surface ;)

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Re: Two rotational motors

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I will give that a try. I already smooth out the turret and the hull contacts just to make it to rotate at all ! Then it gets stuck once in a while and the two motor thing did the trick. The other tank that might be worth considering the same thing is the HL Leo with the extra large turret and turret ring. It will be on my hit list next.

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Re: Two rotational motors

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MichaelC wrote:I will give that a try. I already smooth out the turret and the hull contacts just to make it to rotate at all ! Then it gets stuck once in a while and the two motor thing did the trick. The other tank that might be worth considering the same thing is the HL Leo with the extra large turret and turret ring. It will be on my hit list next.

MichaelC
OH Michael... even if you use the finest grit of sandpaper...it is the nature of the resin beast ...to just gain more grip...definitely try the sliders .. it does help quite a bit...with the plastic binder dividers you don't need any adhesive...just cut the "O" and place it in between...works like a charm... I thank Sassgrunt for the tip...nothing sticks to the plastic...not even paint :D

Good Luck :thumbup:

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