Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Jim.The.STEAM.Clown - AM/PM - 30 - Power Harness

Next Steps:
  1. Mount the on/off switch.  right now it's just dangling
  2. Mount a battery holder on the bottom part of the Bot.  Right now the battery is just loose and I have taped it down.
  3. I need to look at changing the motors for a higher gear ratio, so they will run slower
  4. I need to pick a method to sense the edge of the table
  5. Right now it runs with an Arduino Controller, but I was thinking of adding a Raspberry Pi too
What jim.The.STEAM.Clown Did Today:
  • This is the way I connected the EC3 battery connector.  
    • These are better connectors than the default molex ones that come default on the batteries. 
    • I had to be careful not to short the battery when I cunt the wires.  If you do this, make sure you only cut one battery wire at a time... otherwise you could short the battery as you cut through both wires.
  •   Having a Switch to turn on/of power really helps