Treaded Drive Base Kit (drawing) to make your own treaded robot powered by four motors. (click image above for larger view). This new base design incorperates our spiffy new motor mount design which uses a wide screw head to securely mount the motor.
- Drive Base includes:
- 5/8" billet machined aluminum body
- Four 100:1 extra long shaft gear motors
- 4 direct mount wheels and treads
- 1 acrylic laser cut lid kit with screws (not shown)
- Motor mount screws
Special Discounted Accessories
(prices only valid when purchased with a kit above)
Fastener Set (1/4" button heads)
Tiny 4-40 fasteners. Set of 10. (These weigh 3gm total per lid)
These are the screws you need when attaching the titanium lids to your Ultralight Ant Chassis. You need 8 to fasten one lid. Rounded Button-head, to minimize the possibility of 'catching' on another bot, weapon, or floor.
Teflon Coated Heat Proof Wire Set (24awg)
We use this 24g wire for all our ant robot internals. It strips cleanly and easily, has a totally heat proof and tough teflon outer casing. This can be used for servo and general internal connections in the robot as well as wiring up the Sanyo gear motors. You get 12" of red, black, and white.
100:1 SRV Drive Motor (custom 18mm shaft)
These are just amazing little motors for their weight. With one at each of your four corners you are always guaranteed good traction and speed. These have a special long shaft with a "D" cut into it for the outer 10mm to ensure full engagement and proper spacing of ourtank tread wheels.
- Specifications
- 5-14v
- 18mm long shaft x 3mm diameter
- D shape on last 10mm
- 100:1 gear ratio
- Size 0.47" x 0.39" x 1.24"
- Weight 8.5 grams (0.31 oz)
These custom made wheels and treads fit directly onto our long shaft gear motors (or any 3mm "D" shaft like Copal motors and the small Bane Bots motors).
These treads are sold in sets of 4 wheels and two treads.
- Wheels are .96" in diameter and .8" wide
- Wheels with tread are 1.175" tall and 5" long.
- Treads are .765" wide and require the wheels to be 3.815" apart (on center).
- Wheels weigh .09oz, treads are .5oz, complete set is 4.6oz.
Inertia Labs 50:1 gear motor ULTRA FAST!
Special - Buy 4 and save 20%...
NOW WITH 12mm long SHAFTS!
Custom made motors that are the same size, form factor and weight of the very popular Sanyo NA series motors, with 12mmlong shaft, a slightly different winding and way better gear ratio that equals tons more speed. These run a bit faster than the 18mm versions above, but dont get quite as good engagement with the wheel, but it seems to stay on just fine. Using a new all metal 50:1 gear reduction these motors really make an ant move! They are wound for 4.5v (compared to the Sanyo 5v) which means when run on 3 LiPoly cells at 11.1v you get even greater speed.
Specifications at 4.5V:
50 :1
400 rpm
No load current .07 A
Stall torque 695.6 g-cm .87A
Max Output 347.8 g-cm .47A
Starting torque 800 gf-cm
True gear ratio 50:1
Size 0.47" x 0.39" x 1.14" 0.47" x 0.39" x 1.14"
Shaft 3mm D-style, 12mm long
Weight 8.4 grams (0.30 oz)
Starting current 650 mA +/- 30% 650 mA +/- 30%
These super-light grippy wheels are made to fit perfectly on the Sanyo NA-Series gearmotors (as well as copal motors), with just a simple slip-fit on the output shaft. They fit perfectly in the Ant Chassis, and are protected by the chassis' built-in wheel guards. We recommend a touch of glue to keep them secure, we usually use a drop of CA glue (like crazy glue).
These wheels are sold in sets of 4, and are available in smooth or treaded design. All are very grippy on most surfaces.
Please note that your rim style may vary from the photos here.
Weight: 2g (0.071oz) each or approx 8.5g /set of 4
Diameter: 24mm Width: 10mm
Through a special arrangement with GWS we have imported 6ch 75Mhz ground frequency radio systems at an amazing price. Kit comes with transmitter, 75Mhz Tx crystal in the channel of your choice (61-90 available), 9.6v Nimh battery and charger.
- Trainer capable
- Low battery indicator
- Servo reversing all channels (no mixing in radio however)
GWS R4PII 75 Mhz Pico Receiver
This has become our favorite ant receiver. Not only is it the least expensive one out there, its the best. It can fit in all our chassis kits flat or sideways. It works with all 75Mhz FM or PPM radios (select Futaba/JR/Airtronics below). It uses the very small single conversion UM1 crystals (sold below). The crystal and wiring orientation on this receiver make it ideal for small spaces. It can handle all the hits any ant can dish out unlike some of the synthesized receivers we have used.
CRYSTAL NOT INCLUDED (see below)
Voltage: 3.6v-7.2v and draws 5mA
Weight: 4.4gm (.16oz)
Size (without crystal or lead headers): 15.0x25.0x9.5mm (0.59"x1"x0.37"in)
(diagram image with all outside dimensions
including crystal and headers)
GWS UM1 Single Conversion Crystals
GWS UM1 Single Conversion Crystal for R4PII 75 Mhz ground freq. These are specifcally for use with our GWS pico receivers. All currently stocked cahnnels listed below.
Questions or comments please contact zander@inertia-labs.com
