Hey All!
Finally got some time out in the garage. Sorry that thing called "Life" got in the way! ;-)
Some pics. (Sorry I didn't have my fancy camera with me)
Hasbro R2 in bits and pieces
A close-up of my dome posts. This is how it is on my full size R2. Simply friction fits down on the (4) screw posts.
L298 Motor Controller. Seemed like a perfect fit to mount on R2's center foot.
Another view of R2 gutted.
Back half of R2's body. I utilized the existing mounting posts and added a styrene plate for mounting stuff.
A good view of the rear half of R2. I did some extensive dremeling and removed the whole battery compartment.
Here we have everything fitted back together. EZ-B board mounted.
Gutted dome. Note the black tipped posts. Those match my screws for the friction fit.
Little buddy all back together.
Heart beat...
Another view of his almost complete internals.
12V Lipo 1500mAH battery I've been experimenting with. Fit's in R2 and Wall-E easily. Doesn't seem to run the EZ-B very hot at all.
Things left to do to R2:
- Add Scorpion Mini speed control for dome rotation
- Add serial MP3 card w/amp
- Add Camera to dome eye
- Add slip-ring to dome
- Locate and mount Sonar
Hope these pics help other builders with ideas.
Cheers!
Lumpy
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Nice, thanks for showing us this. I'll be watching. I want to do something like this to mine.
Looking really good!
awesome!
Wow there a lot of room in that little guy. Looks like there is enough room for an EZ CAM in the dome too.
This looks like a pretty sweet build.
Moar!
I have some vids of my son driving him around. I need to upload to YT and will post.
I finished up the MP3 soundboard wiring harnesses last night so I'll mount and install that tonight.
Going to add some basic LED's into the dome if I have time. Slip ring won't be here for another week or so.
The R2 has been an easy mod. Not a whole lot of complication, tonnes of room inside to work with.
My little guy playing with R2. I have it set to 25% for speed. ;-)