Build Thread The most interesting Team Associated SC10 in the world

[Littlemotor]

I can hear that second photo

No doubt… I can smell it..

Besides, once ya pop that monstrosity off of there-a smart little length of heat shrink tubing, stab it into the male housing in the most appropriate spot, and it seriously could not look any cleaner imo.. Absolutely no need for the hideous robot condom.

 

[Littlemotor]

Oh of course, they’ll just be nylon. I just bought some black Rit dye too.

E6000 (or Kiwi equivalent) will come in clutch for that.

 

[Spksh]

Besides, once ya pop that monstrosity off of there-a smart little length of heat shrink tubing, stab it into the male housing in the most appropriate spot, and it seriously could not look any cleaner imo..

I was hoping to get away with not having to mod every battery, but I’ve come this far..

I guess this is where a more spendy battery with bullets for the middle balance connection would make sense.

Absolutely no need for the hideous robot condom.

 

[Cranberry Juice]

The final real problem to solve, before the body shell.
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Hello darkness, my old friend.
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Open to suggestions on this one, even if it's "stop caring so damn much" .

Stop caring so damn much.

 

[Spksh]

Stop caring so damn much.

 

[Cranberry Juice]

Don't frowny-face me, you told me to say it! Tbh, I would do the same thing if I had the resources.

 

[Spksh]

Don't frowny-face me, you told me to say it!

Tbh, I would do the same thing if I had the resources.

I think this build is one of those "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should" kinda moments.

 

[Doom!]

I think this build is one of those "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should" kinda moments.

That describes my boss.

 

[Littlemotor]

This is a bottle of white vinegar.
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You can do a magic trick where, if you run only a tiny bit of electrical current through the vinegar via a nickel anode and cathode, you can turn the water a pretty cool green colour and stuff it full of nickel at the same time.
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And then, if you swap the cathode for a steel part, you can put some of that magically suspended nickel back on to the part.
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And you end up with a nickel-plated steel turnbuckle that isn't going to rust in your lifetime.
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“This is a bottle of Vinegar”…

 

[Spksh]

“This is a bottle of Vinegar”…

Look, we all have that one bottle somewhere in the garage that isn’t actually what it says on the label…

 

[CertifiedMike]

Look, we all have that one bottle somewhere in the garage that isn’t actually what it says on the label…

I take ALL the labels off EVERYTHING we buy! Makes auto repair and cooking an adventure EVERY day!!!

 

[Spksh]

I take ALL the labels off EVERYTHING we buy! Makes auto repair and cooking an adventure EVERY day!!!

"How to stay active in old age"?

 

[CertifiedMike]

"How to stay active in old age"?

I'm writing a book... '1001 ways to cook with brake clean' ( I think thats what this stuff is)
It will be a best seller.

 

[Spksh]

( I think thats what this stuff is)

I think you have to put some on your tongue, just like testing a 9v battery.

 

[Spksh]

So, what if we made the servo case even more elaborate? There's nothing cooler than... carbon fiber! Blame @Littlemotor for this one.

Here's some 0.5mm sheet from AliExpress (it's actually 0.6mm, but we won't complain).

Stick a template to it.

Punch some locating marks, drill out the clearance holes in the corners. Next time I'll score the sheet before drilling the holes, because the drill bit just tore up the template.

Need to work on my "draw a straight line with a spinning circle" skills, but we got there.

Spray one side with acrylic clear to give the ASA something to stick to, insert a pause into the GCODE, and...

Excuse the smudges where I was impatient and didn't wait for the clear to flash off. Grey ASA because this was a test I was expecting to fail, and I don't have that much black left.

Plenty of tuning to do, but... look at this thing.

 

[Littlemotor]

So, what if we made the servo case even more elaborate? There's nothing cooler than... carbon fiber! Blame @Littlemotor for this one.

Here's some 0.5mm sheet from AliExpress (it's actually 0.6mm, but we won't complain).
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Stick a template to it.
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Punch some locating marks, drill out the clearance holes in the corners. Next time I'll score the sheet before drilling the holes, because the drill bit just tore up the template. View attachment 262653

Need to work on my "draw a straight line with a spinning circle" skills, but we got there.
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Spray one side with acrylic clear to give the ASA something to stick to, insert a pause into the GCODE, and...
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Excuse the smudges where I was impatient and didn't wait for the clear to flash off. Grey ASA because this was a test I was expecting to fail, and I don't have that much black left.

Plenty of tuning to do, but... look at this thing.
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I’ll gladly own blame for this one! Absolutely SIIIIIIIIIICK job, brothaman!

 

[Spksh]

OK, we're a no on the CF. Just don't love the look of it as an aesthetic-only framed piece. Let's just do it the old fashioned way, but this time with countersunk screws. I also realized I could close-in the cut-out, because the rubber boot is now small enough to squish through.

 

[Spksh]

I should probably explain this.

The most obvious problem with sleeving and then winding the servo lead is that it does not like to bend at 90 degrees anymore. That made my little extension lead holder problematic because it put stress on the wire and heat-shrink. So much so that it popped the whole bracket off the (admittedly very old) servo tape. And the tight wind interfered with the battery hold-down.

So, what if I relaxed the lead a little bit and built a 90 degree JR connector? I have a ton of headers and various locking clips around from previous projects.

Something like this.

I want two runs (one for the servo, one for the transponder), so that's where the PCB design way back up at the top of this post comes from (I am not sponsored by PCBWay, but if they're listening...).

I have enough perf board that I can mock up at least a single connector.

And then we need to give him some clothes. Cutaway for dramatic effect.

What do we think? Does this have legs?

 

[WickedFog]

I should probably explain this.
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The most obvious problem with sleeving and then winding the servo lead is that it does not like to bend at 90 degrees anymore. That made my little extension lead holder problematic because it put stress on the wire and heat-shrink. So much so that it popped the whole bracket off the (admittedly very old) servo tape. And the tight wind interfered with the battery hold-down.
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So, what if I relaxed the lead a little bit and built a 90 degree JR connector? I have a ton of headers and various locking clips around from previous projects.
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Something like this.
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I want two runs (one for the servo, one for the transponder), so that's where the PCB design way back up at the top of this post comes from (I am not sponsored by PCBWay, but if they're listening...).
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I have enough perf board that I can mock up at least a single connector.
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And then we need to give him some clothes. Cutaway for dramatic effect.
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What do we think? Does this have legs?

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Pretty cool. I would rarher use the correct length cable than do the winding thing altogether, even if it means soldering a new cable in. I hate pulling the pins out if the connector. I tend to mess them up.

 

[Doom!]

Really love all the thought and effort you put into your solutions.

The only thing that could make this build better is if you could use some of that fine A&E white plastic.