Quick up date, lots of small things have made a step forwards today.

Got all the Hardox countersunk on Conker 3, weirdly i had better luck with our Dewalt than an industrial pillar drill.. Tough job and I got through maybe 300ml of oil in the process but the CSK bit survived and everything does up nicely. I am a little worried that the top 2 holes are to close to the edge but there is nothing I can do about that now.

The 3D printed battery and electronics mount is in the post of the way from UWE. The Replicator has to much temperature fluctuation and kept warping during the build, pulling the model from the bed. Just goes to show that home 3D printers are no where near as good as a dedicated machine despite their massive growth in popularity.

All the little electronics parts for the power lights and the 2 spare 15mm wide belts for Conker 3's weapon are at the post office, but I will have to wait until Friday to pick them up.

And finally the two new Optipower Ultra packs for the weapon should be in the post tomorrow too. Each is a 6S 2.7Ah 50C pack.

I remembered what everyone said about them being to small for the motor so I double checked the HK 50 stats against the HK 4035 I was originally going to use. The HK 5020 actually pulls 10A less than the HK 4035 with just 90A. The Wattage if the motor is also 200W lower, at 4000W (only 5% but every little helps).

Mathematically, if I used 80% of the 2.7Ah packs (2.16 Ah) in a 3 minute fight I can pull 43A constant, I am not sure what the idol amp rating will be on the weapon at full speed but I am betting it will be a lot less than 43A and even with spikes during a hit I can't see the packs getting dangerously low.