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Dyson

Software Development, Game Development, Hardware Hacking, Sim Racing, Multi-rotors and Robots!

Project Dyson v2
Project Dyson v2 - Time to revisit this project, the last one failed when the stock impeller melted solid due to the speed of the brushless motor I had
Project Dyson - Assembled test.
Project Dyson - Assembled test. I finally have the fan assembly together and fairly well balanced.
Project Dyson - Motor run
Project Dyson test fit
Project Dyson - I test fitted the electronics and everything seems to work/fit correctly. The arduino pro mini fits nicely in to the handle with all the wires
Dyson DC16 overhaul
Dyson DC16 overhaul We used to use our Dyson DC16 all the time, but after it chewed through 2 batteries to the point you couldn’t get anything more than 15