Team Saint Robot Builds

[craig_colliass]

Thanks for that but I must confess bending small 3mm Stainless steel parts is just not possible in a shed with a hammer and get it this neat.
I had to go to an engineering company that specialises in this type of work and they had problems with the holes stretching close to the corners.

Progress yesterday, sorted out motor mounts and hub position the 12mm stud bar is crude but shouldn't bend.

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[craig_colliass]

I am looking for a supplier for the items below any ideas?

1/ silicon insulated cable 6mm2 10awg or bigger 8awg.
2/ in line fuses about 80-100A
3/ connectors EC5

I am looking at re-wiring a few robots and changing connectors to the EC5 type

thanks

Craig

[shakesc]

Hobbyking EC5
eBay for fuses (midi or maxi car fuses)
Havent got completely happy for a cable supplier

[adz600]

Hobbykings cable is good,

[Mouldy]

eBay for all of that

[Mega Masher]

Wet noodle wire from robot marketplace????

[craig_colliass]

Thanks for the advice guys most of the bits now ordered.

[craig_colliass]

When connecting wires to the EC5 and the XT60 connectors, what procedure do people normally use as I have been having some problems with these fiddly little connectors!!

thanks
Craig

[Mouldy]

Only used EC5- this is my method;

Strip and tin the wire, make sure it still fits in the connector... Heat and tin the inside of the connector, push the wire in while maintaining the heat and add solder as required...

The most important thing is to make sure the outside of the brass contact is clean, if there's a blob of solder on it, it'll never go in the whole... Then get a small screwdriver push the connector on it and lean on it- takes a fair bit of force to get it to click into position but once it's in, it's not coming out.

[craig_colliass]

After several years I have decided to change the polycarbonate chassis on Tron

As you can see not before time!!


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