I started building this thing in like 2014. Of course that was long before I was a member on this forum so the entire build is on RCU and other sites. I just decided to catch you guys up here.
After only 9 long years, it finally drove on its own again. I finished up the wiring tonight. I took the time to solder the power connections on the board and used a beefy power switch rated for like 20A since I'm using the 540 motors. Track tension was good, power was good, speed was decent (although a little slower than I thought it would be), and the Clark TK80 was pumping out some massive sound from that Visaton speaker. I got the faster, modern tank rotation motor installed and wired up. Battery is a 26650 Li-Ion pack I'm testing for keilau to see if it can handle the power hunger of those big motors and having so much metal she is a heavy girl. If this keeps up I may actually finish this tank this year. :haha:
Teaser of the final layout:
After only 9 long years, it finally drove on its own again. I finished up the wiring tonight. I took the time to solder the power connections on the board and used a beefy power switch rated for like 20A since I'm using the 540 motors. Track tension was good, power was good, speed was decent (although a little slower than I thought it would be), and the Clark TK80 was pumping out some massive sound from that Visaton speaker. I got the faster, modern tank rotation motor installed and wired up. Battery is a 26650 Li-Ion pack I'm testing for keilau to see if it can handle the power hunger of those big motors and having so much metal she is a heavy girl. If this keeps up I may actually finish this tank this year. :haha:
Teaser of the final layout:
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