So the Leopard is running well ( I wont post a video here but you can find it on my YouTube (link in signature)) but I have a few small issues.
Tract tension is very picky, if the track is loose the tracks ride the rear sprocket, I saw this at the Armortek open day on the demonstrator. If the track is then tightened to eliminate this then I get a problem that the first road wheel is under tension and compressing the suspension, which isn't desirable.
Otherwise its running nice and smoothly.
The problem seems worse on the right side, and I think its related to the way the torsion bars are positioned as 1 set of wheels is further back than the others.
Other than that I trashed the front mudguard when it caught on the track, just a warning for others as it's pretty tight when the track tensioner is fully out.
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Leopard track tension
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Paul Sparkes
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Leopard track tension
Jagdtiger 2020 number 40. With Gun Smoke, CO2 recoil and Driving on custom Brushless motors.
Leopard “ The Bear” build with a difference. Big power for good reason.
222 scout car
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Leopard “ The Bear” build with a difference. Big power for good reason.
222 scout car
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Re: Leopard track tension
Hello Paul,
Watched your video, looks good.... What is your drive system? i.e. motors / controller etc. They look nice units
All the best,
Chris.
Watched your video, looks good.... What is your drive system? i.e. motors / controller etc. They look nice units
All the best,
Chris.
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Motors are my own tried and tested design. But I won’t talk about them here. But yes it does run well.Chris.Marshall wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 1:51 pmHello Paul,
Watched your video, looks good.... What is your drive system? i.e. motors / controller etc. They look nice units
All the best,
Chris.
Jagdtiger 2020 number 40. With Gun Smoke, CO2 recoil and Driving on custom Brushless motors.
Leopard “ The Bear” build with a difference. Big power for good reason.
222 scout car
See my YouTube for video's https://www.youtube.com/@TheMinimivic/featured
Leopard “ The Bear” build with a difference. Big power for good reason.
222 scout car
See my YouTube for video's https://www.youtube.com/@TheMinimivic/featured
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Chris.Marshall
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Re: Leopard track tension
Yes looks good performance. I recon also good that AT has introduced the Brushless system to the motion pack.
All the best,
Chris.
All the best,
Chris.
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Re: Leopard track tension
Hi Paul,
Have seen it on the YouTube. Very impressive on the speed and smoothness.
The un-desirable tension issue on the compression of first pair of road wheels, although not so obvious on your Leopard 2A4, it does exist in many tank models , small or large scales. Do you have solution how to eliminate this?
So far I was thinking of (1) replacing first pair of torsion bars with bigger diameter one , just like on Tiger 1 and King Tiger , or (2) replacing the first pair of coil springs (CV0118) with thicker one. Not sure if it works.
Kind Regards,
Lerh Chang
Have seen it on the YouTube. Very impressive on the speed and smoothness.
The un-desirable tension issue on the compression of first pair of road wheels, although not so obvious on your Leopard 2A4, it does exist in many tank models , small or large scales. Do you have solution how to eliminate this?
So far I was thinking of (1) replacing first pair of torsion bars with bigger diameter one , just like on Tiger 1 and King Tiger , or (2) replacing the first pair of coil springs (CV0118) with thicker one. Not sure if it works.
Kind Regards,
Lerh Chang
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