Author Archives: Brin

Apr '11 03

E-Maxx Specs

by Brin in R/C | Comments Off on E-Maxx Specs

Put the Data Logger and GPS on the E-Maxx today, here’s the stats Max 2S in 1st gear 22 kph Max 2S in 2nd gear 45 kph Max Amps on 2S 110.8 A Max 3S in 2ng Gear 51 kph … Continue reading →

Apr '11 02

Tyre Blow-out

by Brin in R/C | Comments Off on Tyre Blow-out

Turns out i was wrong, it does matter if you get the foam inside the tyre wet. While it all seemed OK on 2S, when i dropped the 3S in for a burst, I had a tyre blow-out. Spose that means all … Continue reading →

Apr '11 01

Drifter Stats

by Brin in R/C | Comments Off on Drifter Stats

Put my EagleTree Data Logger V4 + GPS on my Drifter tonight with my 5200 mAH LiPo Battery Session Lasted 75 Minutes Max Speed 27.6 kph Max Amps 44.42 A Used 4975 mAH low pack volt 6.54v (low alarm seemed … Continue reading →

Mar '11 22

RC Drifter TT01-D

by Brin in R/C | 1 Comment

I bought a Tamiya TT01-D Drifter kit, being a kit you have to assemble everything, cut every piece of plastic from the sheet and assemble all of it. The Missus sprayed the body for me, its a purple pearl with … Continue reading →

Feb '11 14

Rock Crushers

by Brin in R/C | 1 Comment

Just fitted my new Rock Crushers to the E-Maxx, lifts it a fair bit, should be better in the long grass and for crawling, one down side, it doesnt fit into my box any more.

Feb '11 07

Minecraft creating Circles and updates

by Brin in Games | Comments Off on Minecraft creating Circles and updates

Crafting circles in Minecraft is pretty hard, due to block size etc. the following lists some info on circles, spheres, texture packs and mods. Perfect Sphere and some Blueprints A Python program to show circles in Ascii Texture Pack List … Continue reading →

Jan '11 31

RC Truck FPV

by Brin in R/C | Comments Off on RC Truck FPV

Finished mounting the Camera for FPV on the new truck body, its not detachable, but i want to keep this body in reasonably good condition, so wont matter. Hard wired the Mic into the Video Transmitter, you can just see … Continue reading →

Jan '11 24

Linix Conf 09

by Brin in Conference, Linux | Comments Off on Linix Conf 09

Went to see Andrew Bartlet speak about AD and Samba4, some interesting stuffwill have to check this out and do a test setup for Andrew. Spoke with him on the way back from the Professional Delegates Night, and got his … Continue reading →