Team Kaizen Build Diary

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First update of this diary for 2021!

Jibril
I've tidied up the wiring loom somewhat so that the drive ESC, the fuse and the removable link all sit on a HDPE board, which also forms the battery box. Had a moderately scary moment where, after doing this, the whole thing wouldn't power on but turned out to be a dodgy solder on my part.

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The 10mm Polycarbonate for the lids arrived and will be drilling and affixing those fairly soon. The carrier for the axe has had some reinforcement but still needs a fair bit of work. Most notably, I still need to figure out a good way of holding the gear on the shaft. I have a Aldi special welder which I've never used, worth giving a go here?

The A28-400 motor still needs holding down with a U bolt. Problem is, the imperial size bolts on the face of the motor I can't adequately screw in where it is on the carrier to ensure proper alignment. Means I'll have to get a set of imperial size spanners. However, beyond this, there really isn't that much more to do aside from attach the panels and the Scythe-Axe when it finally comes.