March 26, 2020

Utility arm action 2019/2020

(3.4.19)
This post is over a year old now, thought I’d posted it. Is quite a good way of introducing the upgrade as part of the reactivation of them.

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R5's utility arm(s) have been out of action for a few years now. They were deactivated for events after a servo was damaged & the utility arm pivot point bracket got broken.

R5D4 astromech, utility arms
original pivot point brackets

I upgraded the pivot point into a more solid screwed together component.
r5d4 astromech

r5d4 astromech

The brackets needed to be opened up a bit more to allow free movement. With servo issues as well at the time and an event coming up, I decided to lock the arms safely in place.

UPDATE
I opened up the bracket holes and lightly sanded the arms pins that fit into them. They are now a lot easier to move.

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