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Siiiigh. Guess I used too much thread lock. Good news is that the 3D printed mount held up.
Looks like I’m printing a new one.
Looks like I’m printing a new one.
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You know when you have one of those days where you really shouldn't have picked up the tools? Yeah.
The leads are soldered under the driver board. The motor and potentiometer are soldered to the driver board, and the main gear is pressed on to the potentiometer. I can't find a way to (safely?) pop the main gear off the potentiometer so that I can release the driver board. So I can't turn over the driver board to desolder the leads.
So now I have to re-glue the leads back into the case and build another servo mount, just to get back to where I was this morning. And I've made the chassis mounting holes worse by having to drill out the stripped screw.
I should have just used the extension lead as-is.
The leads are soldered under the driver board. The motor and potentiometer are soldered to the driver board, and the main gear is pressed on to the potentiometer. I can't find a way to (safely?) pop the main gear off the potentiometer so that I can release the driver board. So I can't turn over the driver board to desolder the leads.
So now I have to re-glue the leads back into the case and build another servo mount, just to get back to where I was this morning. And I've made the chassis mounting holes worse by having to drill out the stripped screw.
I should have just used the extension lead as-is.
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OK, pity party time is over 
I would have stripped that screw at some point anyway - I'd planned to do something different with the grommet from the rear of the servo, maybe try to un-kink the lead somehow. Good to find out now while the build's not done, before I'm under pressure on race day some time in the future.
I can make the extension lead work for now, and the chassis isn't really that much worse than it was before (and the mounting holes being in a poor state was the whole reason why I designed the new servo mount, which will still hold fine).
Good to show the downs as well as the ups with this kind of restoration, right?
I would have stripped that screw at some point anyway - I'd planned to do something different with the grommet from the rear of the servo, maybe try to un-kink the lead somehow. Good to find out now while the build's not done, before I'm under pressure on race day some time in the future.
I can make the extension lead work for now, and the chassis isn't really that much worse than it was before (and the mounting holes being in a poor state was the whole reason why I designed the new servo mount, which will still hold fine).
Good to show the downs as well as the ups with this kind of restoration, right?
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I know, right? Nice touch.
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Get back on the line, soldier! Time to carefully trim down the strain reliever so I can get a tighter radius on the servo leads. And do it near the plug end in case I slice through the insulation 
Much better.
Silicone adhesive squirted in to keep everything nice and secure.
Need to let this sit for a day to cure properly.
Much better.
Silicone adhesive squirted in to keep everything nice and secure.
Need to let this sit for a day to cure properly.
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Happy I printed a few while I had the 0.2mm nozzle installed.
You've seen me do this before.
Now we're ready for when the silicone has cured.
You've seen me do this before.
Now we're ready for when the silicone has cured.
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In the meantime, this shows promise...
I really only need a few centimeters, and having the extension leads look like an external distribution board might clean up the wiring enough for my OCD to calm the heck down. A little printed bracket to hold them, maybe some cable clips.
Yeah, that could work.
I really only need a few centimeters, and having the extension leads look like an external distribution board might clean up the wiring enough for my OCD to calm the heck down. A little printed bracket to hold them, maybe some cable clips.
Yeah, that could work.
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Turns out I'm by far from the first to get close to this idea. Bunch of different designs out there already. What I want is a stack-up of these.
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I'm really disappointed, you didn't smooth out the silicone with a little alcohol and your fingertip. Just gettin' lazy I suppose.Get back on the line, soldier! Time to carefully trim down the strain reliever so I can get a tighter radius on the servo leads. And do it near the plug end in case I slice through the insulation
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Much better.
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Silicone adhesive squirted in to keep everything nice and secure.
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Need to let this sit for a day to cure properly.
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Betrayed by Super Macro Shame View(TM) again!I'm really disappointed, you didn't smooth out the silicone with a little alcohol and your fingertip. Just gettin' lazy I suppose.
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You're gonna want to sand the lens of your camera to 'blurry lens of success'. 400 grit worked well on mine.
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You're gonna want to sand the lens of your camera to 'blurry lens of success'. 400 grit worked well on mine.
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I love that I can always learn something new on these boards.You're gonna want to sand the lens of your camera to 'blurry lens of success'. 400 grit worked well on mine.
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That's what we're all here for, right? Sharing the "wisdom".Its nice to share.
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I believe this dog is going to hunt.
I only really need two (servo, transponder) if I sneak the ESC in on its own, it has the length. Then I can slim the whole thing down to just 3 walls and it'll tuck in nicely. Top load or side load, though?
I only really need two (servo, transponder) if I sneak the ESC in on its own, it has the length. Then I can slim the whole thing down to just 3 walls and it'll tuck in nicely. Top load or side load, though?
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