My Bruder excavator w/screwdrives

[igotit]

cant wait to see her running on that slip ring.

[pumptech]

Originally Posted by igotit

cant wait to see her running on that slip ring.

Hey Igotit ,slip ring has been in it for awhile now ,guess I should have taken a couple of pics showing installing it ,its the same as yours ,fun part was heat shrinking all the wires lol !! really don't see the use in filming it doing 360's for 5 min.lol!!
Will get some more vids up soon

[igotit]

Originally Posted by pumptech

Hey Igotit ,slip ring has been in it for awhile now ,guess I should have taken a couple of pics showing installing it ,its the same as yours ,fun part was heat shrinking all the wires lol !! really don't see the use in filming it doing 360's for 5 min.lol!!
Will get some more vids up soon

im assuming it works well then...I was afraid 2 amp draw per wire would be enough on long travel trips.
glad to see its working out.

[pumptech]

Well decided to put the bruder excavator back on the workbench, nothing was wrong with it still running fine, wanted to experiment with a new style boom.In the process of building a new boom based off a pic I found of a demolition excavator .Also building a new arm with a thumb attachment , still have a lot of work to do on it, have a couple of pics so far , will get a test vid up soon

[Exclusive RC]

What screw drives are you using?

[pumptech]

Originally Posted by Exclusive RC

What screw drives are you using?

I am using 1/4" masonary auger bits ,found at any hardware store ,wood auger bits will work also ,incased in 3/8" SST tubing with two set screws to travel in the valleys of the bit.
Here's my build thread over at scale 4x4 ,have tweaked it a little since then ,but basically still the same method.
http://www.scale4x4rc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=56870

Been working on the excavator a little here and there ,will get a update soon.

[pumptech]

Made a test vid of the excavator ,still have ways to go on it , repaint ,finish up some wiring http://youtu.be/KYB0NNWfpvY