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Matt has put together a good looking M1A2 Abrams RC Battle Tank. The drive system looks nice and beefy, there is a pulley system on the inside which drives a chain system on the outside where it can get wet and muddy. When this thing is loaded with some ammo I don’t think I would want to see it in a back alley. "The speed controllers I used are IFI Victor 885’s. They are capable of handling up to 120 amps continuous draw, so they are more capable than anything I would ever need. They are hooked up to 100 amp fuses. The turret is a very complicated piece of the M-1 Abrams. It has about 19 faces and has to clear the upper hull while turning 360 degrees. It turns on a 12 inch lazy susan and is powered by a high torque servo modified to rotate continuously. The servo also has a built in speed controller to allow proportional speed."
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January 4th, 2009
does the gun work? does being able to turn the turret 360 degress affect any of the wiring that goes intot he turret. Or is that just a hollow shell with no working components
January 5th, 2009
Hi Ben,
Looks like the gun have been selected but the mounting arrangement is still a work in progress.
http://www.freewebs.com/shootermike/turretandgun.htm
January 11th, 2009
Looks cool!!
I would love to see a video of the tank in full action
January 21st, 2009
I would want to know what kind f motors does it have?
February 19th, 2009
where did you get caterpillars
September 18th, 2009
I am interested in drawings of the drive sprocket & details of tracks drawing or detail pic also some measurements. Thats 1 real cool looking track system, it should preform well.
I am building a tracked robot that must be able to climb stairs.
cheers John M