Thursday 13 October 2011

Re-jigging Stuff

In converting the machine I had mounted everything kind of temporarily with a view of doing it properly once the machine was functional. Now it is, and it's time to do the final mounting and routing of wires.

First up, run the motor wires inside the wheel arms, starting with the ol' hole saw:

The a little editing of the hole and some steel inside the section with the welder:

Add a hole near the motor:

And a matching hole to the side of central chassis:

Next, find a nice way to mount the controllers, starting with a bit of angle-grinder action:

Controllers lined up with some sheet added above for mounting other stuff:

And a top and a bit of paint:

The middle controller is for the hydraulic lift - it's essentially there to allow the 24V unit to be run off 48v, but speed control is a nice benefit.