Monday, July 20, 2009

20/07/2009 Achievements

Achievements
  • Searched eBay (kart, quad, buggy).
  • Located (again) diagram for battery wiring: http://scriptasylum.com/rc_speed/_lipo.html (or here: http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/lipo.php) ... and also see here: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=932319
  • Jumping (18x) for ski holiday fitness.
  • Plan day at work, and complete plan.
  • Worked out chassis design (see here: http://hainsprojects.blogspot.com/2009/07/chassis-design.html)
  • Read something (not computer !)
  • Read through parallel wiring (rcgroups thread).
  • Carefully researched wiring (and plug) possibilities.
  • Decided wiring should all come out one end ... for easy connections with each other ... and to easily connect together, and to controller (and other switch-gear).
  • Decided batteries should be encased and protected, and mounted longtitudanally ... with the "sides" (left and right) with venting ... so that if things go "boom", the fire etc is directed out the sides, not forward and backward.
  • Decided the battery pack should be "wrapped" (including 1 layer Kevlar) North/South ... so that no explosion in battery pack will hit driver.
Plan
  • Work out how to solder / wire the power packs together.