James' R5-D4

As I mentioned in my last post, I used yellow cable for the positive 12 volt side of R5’s electrical system. Connectors were soldered and he...

My work allows me to work from home, unfortunately the 3D printer is in work, so not able to print anything 😢 ......well.....it is their...

Last week I drew up a curved back, bracket to mount the trading card dispenser control box onto. I wanted its position to be closer to the T...

R5’s original electrical system was set up as most are, with the purpose of general use etc. This is fine  but in R5’s case, I have to remov...

Made up some wood location stands, cut slot's into them and screwed them to some MDF base plates. These were then screwed into place. ...

Ordered my Dome motor the other week. Along with a BaneBots wheel and the adaptors, required to combine forces. The motor I ordered...

Sunday I started sorting the servo leads, firstly by cutting off the end female plug as the wires are fitted into terminal blocks on the spe...

Thursday's work: The rest of my cables arrived so I could get on with wireing up R5. The Batteries are ordered and have been dispatc...

More pieces arrived on Monday, 12AWG cable, spade connectors and digital volt meter (range 3v to 30v). Oh, and from the weekend, my Speed ...

Just a small update. I've bought some more bits to get R5 up and running. I've got cable (red & black) 12AWG, connectors t...

Checked online at Technobot  last week that the dual speed controller needed for R5 was in stock, but it wasn't. Three week wait! I had ...

A board or ' electronics board' is needed  to mount R5's electrical components onto. I found a piece of 5mm thick plywood, but ...

Applied more wood filler to the leg, mainly to the wood 'grain' surface. Once dried, this will require more sanding of the leg. ...