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The
Airsoft Gun:
We picked this little beauty up at the local mega-lo-mart for about $19.00. There are mainly 2 different types of airsoft guns, CO2 and Electric. Now don’t let the electric title sway you. This gun is capable of 350 rounds per minute at 175 FPS and runs on only 4 AA batteries (6 Volts DC) and is perfect for all the modifications we will need to do to it. Alternately if you wanted to use the CO2 Powered versions you would need to come up with a mechanical method of firing them. |
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The
USB to Servo interface:
Phidgetsusa.com makes a really great USB servo controller kit that I have to say was an absolute pleasure to use. We chose there 4 X Servo kit so we could use up/down Left/Right and fire controls leaving one extra channel open for the imagination. Full source is on there site and this will work with everything from C++ to javascript, php, and .net alowing for you to stream video feed of this and control it over the web with almost no effort at all. $70.00
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Team Delta's Relay interface:
For those geeks out there who have any interest in robotic combat, Team delta and there robots should be almost a household name. Turns out these guys branched out and have created some really nice relay kits for your standard RC radio that are exactely what we need for our fire control system. $30.00 |
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Aluminum Stock:
We picked this up at our local home improvement store. 3/4 X 36" X 1/8 for about 5.00. we will be using this for the cradle that allows for movement of the turret, and because its aluminum it’s easy to work with. $5.00 |
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The Ammo Container:
While at the home improvement store we found these cheap little part holders. These will work great for holding large volumes of airsoft ammo and providing a quick refill feature as well. $3.00 |
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Laser Pointer:
We picked this laser pointer up at our local mega mart for $3.00. This was the perfect item to put on the 4th channel of the servo controller using an additional relay kit. Every good turret has a laser on it somewhere... |
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