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new_horizon wrote:just wondering, but what are you guys using as your chassis material?
i'm using half inch wood, it's pretty durable (i can't ID the type of wood, but it's kinda heavy).

Maybe change it to balsa wood now? Kinda scared though that balsa would break, it's extremely easy to break, which is rather unfortunate.

sciolympian wrote:one of our battery buggy's uses plastic, the other uses plexiglass

the best chassis material is erector set. it is adjustable and easy to built. it is also precut.

my battery buggy absolutely hates me and my partner. the motors apparently melt without even getting hot.

are you using a microswitch or are you just jamming the wheels?

we use both.

that's weird, we do the same thing but our motor is still ok.

try changing or testing different type of motors.

and just wondering, but what is your chassis made out of?

erector set. it works wel.

are you using the erector motor? because that's what we're using and it's ok. doesn't seem to have problems. and is the motor melting or are the wires melting?

i'm actually just thinking about buying the diamond patterened 2*1 ft aluminum and cutting that/drilling it to make a okay, really lightweight chassis.

the motor is melting. the wires burn as a result.

is it defect? have you tried replacing the motor?

what batteries are you using?

4 AA. we dont know what happened. this time, it was just a melting of the case. idk about the other time.