So the Ragebridge is dead. I spent another 40 minutes or so working through the possible points of failure and even doing the simple thing of plugging in the battery to the ESC directly, the thing just will not take a RC signal when powered on. I do want to see if I can get it repaired but for now, a 30A Roboclaw will have to do.

Fortunately, the Vex speed controller is fine and the modifications to the mountings worked nicely, the axe now swings neatly in both directions. Axed the battery speed controller cover to make sure it was OK and although it wants setting up properly on the transmitter for more power, it works.

Sadly, I won't be going to Extreme Robots in Guildford as the new ESC won't arrive before then, so best wishes to all that do go! I'll be taking the oppourtunity to address a couple of wiring gremlins and a potential refresh of the drive gears to make sure Jibril 2.0 works properly at Robots Live in Stoke.