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Yesterday I got in the new Hobbywing EZRUN-150A-PROs that I will be using for Project Power Wheels. They are much more programmable then the Traxxas VXL-3s’s I initially had. And once eddie gets bigger we can put some larger 6s capable motors in place without having to change
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Last night I installed the cooling fans for the motors. It may seem overkill, but a cooler running motor will last longer. Today the new ESCs will be arriving, and Ill get those installed over my lunch break.
Right motor + gearbox assembly
Left motor + gearbox assembly
Motor heatsink + cooling fan
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Max and I have started on the major components required for driving the vehicle. We will be mounting a potentiometer inside the steering wheel assembly, the APM board will use the resistance of the pot to determine the steering position, and control the steering servo appropriately.
The IR distance sensor
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This weekend Max and I got the lights converted and functional! I am using 2 1 watt cool white LEDs available from Adafruit. They are wired in series on a 6v circuit from a BEC (which takes battery input and gives a regulated 6v output). The switch is also from
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