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Max has been working on removing the slop from the front end. I guess the amount of slop is acceptable when its using the plastic wheels and slow motors, but as we have ramped everything up and are now using rubber tires the slop has led to some pretty unpredictable

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0 Comments 26 September 2012
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0 Comments 23 September 2012
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New and MUCH improved steering assembly.  The linear actuator is driving the left hub directly with the drag link (original control bar) to the right hub.

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0 Comments 23 September 2012
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My new linear actuator for steering arrived today. Max is busy fashioning the new steering assembly that we discussed over lunch.  

Here is a size comparison between the old and the new :)

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0 Comments 21 September 2012
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0 Comments 21 September 2012
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0 Comments 20 September 2012
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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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0 Comments 20 September 2012
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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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0 Comments 19 September 2012
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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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0 Comments 18 September 2012
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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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0 Comments 18 September 2012