deodorANT & friends
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silly question...
Have you checked the three motor connections are all good.
As I found out today,they are actually very difficult to heat sufficiently to get a good soldered joint,impossible if the motor cables are trimmed back to < 1cm.
What motor is it? I have 3 spares at the mo??All diferent.
Have you checked the three motor connections are all good.
As I found out today,they are actually very difficult to heat sufficiently to get a good soldered joint,impossible if the motor cables are trimmed back to < 1cm.
What motor is it? I have 3 spares at the mo??All diferent.
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Aw, fix it! It's the one I was most looking forward to
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The wire of brushless windings is covered in enamel. If you cut back the wires you need to strip the enamel off the wire before soldering. The enamel is often clear so it's really difficult to see, and to know whether you've removed it!
Unfortunately solder has a nasty habit of forming itself around a wire with no electrical connection through the enamel
If you have a bad connection to one motor winding the controller cannot generate the rotating magnetic field required to move the rotor, so it just appears to judder.
Unfortunately solder has a nasty habit of forming itself around a wire with no electrical connection through the enamel
If you have a bad connection to one motor winding the controller cannot generate the rotating magnetic field required to move the rotor, so it just appears to judder.
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You learn something new every day! Thanks Gary.
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right, okay thanks guys.
i havent acutaly touched it since it was working but i'll re do all the joints just to make super-double-safety sure.
i havent acutaly touched it since it was working but i'll re do all the joints just to make super-double-safety sure.
really? looking forewad to beating it with your lego walker more likeDave26 wrote:Aw, fix it! It's the one I was most looking forward to
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Lol, anyone who gets beaten by Egg 2 Brutus is having a REALLY bad day!
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Ouchie...Dave26 wrote:Lol, anyone who gets beaten by Egg 2 Brutus is having a REALLY bad day!
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hehe, ouchie beat squiddly diddly
rigged i tell you
well, once again have the buzz of the idea bees swarming around in my head-space.
most of the ideas are pretty simple:
add a esc that can do 3 cell.
add 3 cell
spikes
smaller wheels
learn to drive the thing
oh, and maybe build it so it isnt so terrible
problem gustav? might acually be competitive one day.
rigged i tell you
well, once again have the buzz of the idea bees swarming around in my head-space.
most of the ideas are pretty simple:
add a esc that can do 3 cell.
add 3 cell
spikes
smaller wheels
learn to drive the thing
oh, and maybe build it so it isnt so terrible
problem gustav? might acually be competitive one day.
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Ouchie would have beaten Egg 2 Brutus too! Lol. Shame we didn't have a Ouchie vs RMS Titanic grudge match...
Haz, Problem Gustav is a lot more impressive than you're giving it credit for. Seriously, a few tweaks, and people will be scared!
Haz, Problem Gustav is a lot more impressive than you're giving it credit for. Seriously, a few tweaks, and people will be scared!
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yeah but you will hate me for what i have done to it now
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