Customs or One of a Kind - Page 3

Azimov · #31 07-08-2006, 12:15 AM

An SUV and a Viper. The Viper is a slot car body. Not sure where the SUV came from. These are reg Zips chassis from some of the original first shipments.

#32 07-08-2006, 01:27 AM

geesh azimov, that's quite the nice collection.

Azimov · #33 07-08-2006, 02:48 PM

Here's my solar Zips. The blue car has been destroyed since I took this pic as it didn't work as well as I liked. You would have to let the car stand in full sun for a few minutes until the inner cap filled and then you could run the car for a minute or so.
The red car works beautifully and is a permanent part of my collection. It runs continuously in the sun. The internal cap acts as a buffer for when clouds come over or if you run the car under something that shades the solar array. The voltage is nearly doubled which makes this car run with the speed and torque of a dual cell. You never need to stop, recharge, and go again. There's a more detailed writeup on these suckers and the very first attempt in BitScience.

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geesh azimov, that's quite the nice collection.

It's a sickness really.

silentracer · #34 07-08-2006, 03:58 PM

omg ur stuff is incredible!!! love the solar panel ones the most

Azimov · #35 07-08-2006, 07:49 PM

Here's what the tiny drivers look like.

Azimov · #36 07-08-2006, 07:52 PM

Jeep on an SE chassis with blue underglow. The body has been lifted and offroad tires installed.

#37 07-08-2006, 10:13 PM

Where did those tires come from?

I didn't realize you were the one with the solar zips, I read about those a long time ago. My professor does research in thin film solar cells and I contemplated doing something similar.

Good cells small enough cost a little too much for me to invest in.

You definitley show the definition of what a good enthusiast is though.

Azimov · #38 07-08-2006, 10:44 PM

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Where did those tires come from?

I honestly don't remember. I think they were on a pullback or friction motor atv. They've been in my parts box for 10 years or more. They're nice soft rubber and I'd kill for a contemporary outlet for them.

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Good cells small enough cost a little too much for me to invest in.

Yeah, I made them just for the fun of it, but they aren't cheap to build. Serious cells are needed to get the juice required.

mixedgangsta · #39 07-20-2006, 08:55 AM

hehe nothing much..xD i added some stickers thas about it

hschnark · #40 07-21-2006, 10:08 AM

Azimov,

I checked BitScience.com and couldn't find a link to your solar powered ZZ's.

My question other than finding a link is - have you discovered a way to shorten the antenna on the car? The ones shown in the picture seem to be very short.

Hugo

Azimov · #41 07-21-2006, 10:37 AM

Just click the option to start the threads from the beginning and press go (good idea to do that on all the sections you are interested in as there is alot of good stuff in the older posts) and you'll see them. There's actually 3 threads on them I think.
The short antennas you see are actually springs that are 5-6 times lonnger than the original zip antenna if stretched out straight. It was a method I used to dramatically increase range.

hschnark · #42 07-21-2006, 01:16 PM

Azimov,

I must be having a dumb day or something. All I can find at bitscience.com are links to the following.

Featured items:
DiceBlaster for Windows
PhotoChallenge for Windows
DiceBlaster for PalmOS
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How can I get to your solar powered ZZ stuff?

What material were the coil spring antennas made of? How short could you make them and still get a range of about 10'?

Thanks,
Hugo

Azimov · #43 07-21-2006, 01:33 PM

Just put the show threads thingy on "descending order" and the next pull down on "from the beginning" and press go. Here's the links if you still don't get it. But, there is alot of other cool stuff in there.
http://tinyrc.com/forums/showthread....threadid=11307
http://tinyrc.com/forums/showthread....threadid=11408
http://tinyrc.com/forums/showthread....threadid=11453

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What material were the coil spring antennas made of? How short could you make them and still get a range of about 10'?

They are springs I found in an old printer. I'm not sure, but you could probably cut one to approximate the length of the stock antenna and get that range or better. The spring would then be about a quarter inch tall.

hschnark · #44 07-22-2006, 11:30 AM

Azimov,

Thanks for the links and the antenna Info. That answers my questions but I still can‘t find a link to the old stuff at http://www.bitscience.com/index.html. Is that the right E-ddress or am I just having another Dumb Day?

Hugo

Azimov · #45 07-22-2006, 12:22 PM

That link didn't work for me, so I don't know what it is. The Bit Science I'm refering to is a section on this forum. You get to it on the main forums page by clicking on Bit Char-G, MicroSizers, Z-Cars, Clones in the 1/64 and Smaller catagory. Then you'll see the sections within that one. One of those is BitScience. Then you follow my instructions in the former posts to get to the older threads. Or, you can try this link.
http://tinyrc.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=76