I was having a few issues with the main screen and sound system locking up every time a load was passed through to the batteries, i.e, moving forward and backwards quickly. I tried a number of solutions but the best seemed to be fitting a separate 12v battery system for the 12v elements and keep the two main batteries for the 24v drive. The new battery is located at the front so the ballance seems to be fine. There is extra weight but at 24v K9 still has more than enough power considering his wieght. The batteries used are currently 9Amp ones so in the next few weeks I will upgrade these to 12A or higher, if I can fit them in.I made my first K9 many years ago as an Arts degree project The second was a computer case mod, more of a homage to K9 than a replica. The third was a full size replica with all the working gadgets and more. After attending a number of public events and noticing that K9 replica builds seemed to be coming family common place I decided to take my K9 back to the drawing board. With an unnatural interest in StarTrek the new K9 design was easy. Say hello to K7 of 9.
K7of9
Friday, 31 December 2010
New battery layout
I was having a few issues with the main screen and sound system locking up every time a load was passed through to the batteries, i.e, moving forward and backwards quickly. I tried a number of solutions but the best seemed to be fitting a separate 12v battery system for the 12v elements and keep the two main batteries for the 24v drive. The new battery is located at the front so the ballance seems to be fine. There is extra weight but at 24v K9 still has more than enough power considering his wieght. The batteries used are currently 9Amp ones so in the next few weeks I will upgrade these to 12A or higher, if I can fit them in.
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